{"product_id":"9781552455005","title":"Born","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat happens when an English teacher goes into labor during a high school lockdown?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHigh school English teacher Elise loves teaching Shakespeare. She is also very pregnant and trapped in a classroom with her Grade 12 students during a lockdown. Anthony, the cause of the lockdown, is roaming the halls with a knife in search of some solace, consumed by thoughts of his best friend Samantha’s suicide attempt. Maria, the school’s counsellor, is second-guessing her decision to turn him in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the lockdown drags on, Elise can no longer deny that she’s going into labour. And she’ll have to rely on the students to get her through: Shai-Anna and Faduma end up acting as midwives, and the others do what they can.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis isn't your typical lockdown story. With clear-eyed empathy, \u003cem\u003eBorn \u003c\/em\u003eexplores the many pitfalls and utopian possibilities of the school system, motherhood, and caregiving, and the sometimes fraught, sometimes transcendent nature of the student-teacher relationship.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heather Birrell (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Coach House Books |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2025-06-17","offer_id":48021579596031,"sku":"9781552455005","price":24.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_59130521-bb25-4e2c-b074-445c7c1cec37.jpg?v=1767982896","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781552455005","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}