{"product_id":"the-summer-of-bitter-and-sweet","title":"The Summer of Bitter and Sweet","description":"\u003cp\u003eJen Ferguson is Michif\/Métis and white, an activist, an intersectional feminist, an auntie, and an accomplice armed with a PhD in English and creative writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this complex and emotionally resonant novel about a Métis girl living on the Canadian prairies, debut author Jen Ferguson serves up a powerful story about rage, secrets, and all the spectrums that make up a person—and the sweetness that can still live alongside the bitterest truth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLou has enough confusion in front of her this summer. She’ll be working in her family’s ice-cream shack with her newly ex-boyfriend—whose kisses never made her feel desire, only discomfort—and her former best friend, King, who is back in their Canadian prairie town after disappearing three years ago without a word.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut when she gets a letter from her biological father—a man she hoped would stay behind bars for the rest of his life—Lou immediately knows that she cannot meet him, no matter how much he insists.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile King’s friendship makes Lou feel safer and warmer than she would have thought possible, when her family’s business comes under threat, she soon realizes that she can’t ignore her father forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Heartdrum imprint centers a wide range of intertribal voices, visions, and stories while welcoming all young readers, with an emphasis on the present and future of Indian Country and on the strength of young Native heroes. In partnership with We Need Diverse Books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e**For a mature YA audience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2022 Governor General's Literary Award for young people's literature — text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-505cb3a2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-40fd22dd\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4412719f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-widget-container\"\u003e2023 White Pine Award™ Nominees Grades 9-12, fiction\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Canada","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49921917321444,"sku":"lfs1789929535420","price":13.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0818\/6036\/2468\/files\/the-summer-of-bitter-and-sweet_1.jpg?v=1789929540","url":"https:\/\/suspenderclipn.shop\/products\/the-summer-of-bitter-and-sweet","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}