{"product_id":"9780593118313","title":"The Year I Stopped Trying","description":"\u003cb\u003eMary never imagined spending her junior year with an existential crisis—but here she is, in this story of overachieving, growing up, and coming out, from the author of \u003ci\u003eGirl Crushed\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNever Have I Ever\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMary is having an existential crisis. She's a good student, she never gets in trouble, and she is searching for the meaning of life. She always thought she'd find it in a perfect score on the SATs. But by junior year, Mary isn't so sure anymore.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first time, it's an accident. She forgets to do a history assignment. She even crosses \"history essay\" off in her pristine planner. And then: Nothing happens. She doesn't burst into flames, the world doesn't end, the teacher doesn't even pull her aside after class.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo she asks herself: Why am I trying so hard? What if I stop?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith her signature wit and heaps of dark humor, Katie Heaney delivers a stunning YA novel the sprints full-force into the big questions our teen years beg--and adeptly unravels their web.","brand":"Katie Heaney","offers":[{"title":"Random House Children's Books |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2024-02-06","offer_id":44663188979967,"sku":"9780593118313","price":16.5,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_4f889326-1439-449f-8c63-cdf301fcdfb2.jpg?v=1704585861","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9780593118313","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}