{"product_id":"9781039701182","title":"Asking for a Friend","description":"Eden Jones has exactly three friends. And they're all fake.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy go through the stress of making friends when you can just pretend? It works for Eden and their social anxiety . . . until their mom announces she’s throwing them a birthday party, and all their friends are invited.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEden’s “friends,” Duke, Ramona, and Tabitha, are all real kids from school . . . but Eden’s never actually spoken to them before. Now Eden will do whatever it takes to convince them to be their friends — at least until the party is over.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen things start to go better than Eden expects and the group starts to bond, Eden finds themself trapped in a lie that gets worse the longer they keep it up. What happens if their now sort-of-real friends discover that Eden hasn’t been honest with them from the very beginning?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNominated for a Silver Birch Award, \u003cem\u003eAsking for a Friend\u003c\/em\u003e creates a world full of queer joy and all the ups and downs of true friendship.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ronnie Riley (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Scholastic Canada Ltd |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2026-03-03","offer_id":48030127948031,"sku":"9781039701182","price":12.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_6ae923ec-1c97-4ad1-aa40-569599001b7c.jpg?v=1768069307","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781039701182","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}