{"product_id":"the-side-door-paperback","title":"The Side Door - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJan Donley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn her first day of high school, fifteen-year-old Melrose Bird, a.k.a. Mel, sees a woman on a park bench staring at Drift High School where her teenage son, Alex Weber, died five years ago. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlex Weber's death has never been discussed in the town or at the school. But Mel and her best friend Frank become obsessed with Alex's grave and consumed by the why of his suicide. When Mel happens upon a pair of Alex's cargo pants, she takes them. And what she finds inside the pockets brings into focus the story of Alex's brief life and his death. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDetermined to pressure the school and the town into recognizing why Alex died, Mel embarks on a journey and confronts a world of adult secrecy and deception. Mel also contends with a peer group who greet Mel's assertion of her identity--her buzz cut and the pants she wears--by scrawling DYKE across her locker. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut anyone who thinks Mel Bird will retreat from disapproval or opposition is badly mistaken.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJan Donley writes fiction and plays. She has lived in Oklahoma, Louisiana, Wyoming, Texas, Colorado, Arizona, Indiana, Missouri, and Vermont. She currently lives in Boston with her partner Diane.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 8.18 x 6.16 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 20, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53203929497963,"sku":"9781935226123","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/8401\/2907\/files\/d6f935acb623945a5d689c58dd228521.webp?v=1778427931","url":"https:\/\/fraulick.com\/products\/the-side-door-paperback","provider":"frauLick.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}