{"product_id":"the-beauty-of-us-paperback-1","title":"The Beauty of Us - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFarzana Doctor\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeptember 1984, Thornton College private school. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter 15-year-old Zahabiya's father remarries, she can't wait to leave home and convinces him to send her away to boarding school. But will she fit in? She joins a clique of smart students but isn't sure if she measures up or how to read the mixed messages from a guy she's crushing on. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSeventeen-year-old Leesa has been at Thornton since middle school after her parents' messy divorce. She's been climbing the school's social ladder with equal measures of meanness and manipulation. She's also guarding a big secret that she has to work overtime to keep from her friends. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFresh out of university, this is Nahla's first real teaching job, and she's drowning. She has her distractions though: the flirty art teacher and a cryptic notebook left behind by her deceased predecessor, Mademoiselle Leblanc. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eZahabiya and her friends -- all racialized girls and victims of Leesa's bullying -- uncover Leesa's secret. But can they help Leesa? Nahla, too, is embroiled in her own mystery, assisted by Mademoiselle Leblanc's ghost. Each is indelibly changed by what they learn. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMasterfully crafted, \u003ci\u003eThe Beauty of Us\u003c\/i\u003e is a gripping novel about surviving hardship, the power of friendship, and growing up.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFarzana Doctor\u003c\/b\u003e is a Tkaronto-based author, activist, and psychotherapist. She has written four critically acclaimed novels\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003ea poetry collection, and a self-care workbook for helpers and activists. Doctor received the prestigious Freedom to Read Award in 2023, and in 2020, \u003ci\u003eSeven \u003c\/i\u003ewas chosen as an Amnesty International Book Club's Reader's Choice Pick. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Beauty of Us\u003c\/i\u003e is her first YA novel. Learn more at www.linktr.ee\/farzanadoctor.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 17, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47459673440434,"sku":"9781770417694","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/b846c09873af712be1d04d68887da123.webp?v=1778904584","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-beauty-of-us-paperback-1","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}