{"product_id":"out-of-place-book-jennifer-blecher-9780062748607","title":"Out of Place","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen twelve-year-old Cove Bernstein becomes the target of a school-wide bullying campaign, she sets out to find a way to leave her home on Martha's Vineyard for New York City, where her best friend lives. But Cove discovers that friends can appear in the unlikeliest places, and maybe home isn't the worst place to be after all.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJennifer Blecher's debut novel is a voice-driven story about bullying, friendship, and self-reliance that hits the sweet spot for fans of Ali Benjamin's The Thing About Jellyfish and Erin Entrada Kelly's You Go First.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwelve-year-old Cove Bernstein's year has gone from bad to worse. First, her best friend, Nina, moved from Martha's Vineyard to New York City. Then, without Nina around, Cove became the target of a bullying campaign at school. Escape seems impossible.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut opportunities can appear when you least expect them. Cove's visit to a secondhand clothing store leads her to a surprising chance to visit Nina, but only if she can win a coveted place in a kids-only design competition. Cove doesn't know how to sew, but her friend at the retirement home, Anna, has promised to teach her. And things start really looking up when a new kid at school, Jack, begins appearing everywhere Cove goes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThen Cove makes a big mistake. One that could ruin every good thing that has happened to her this year. One that she doesn't know how to undo.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJennifer Blecher's accessible and beautifully written debut novel explores actions and consequences, loneliness, bullying, and finding your voice. This voice-driven friendship story is for fans of Rebecca Stead's Goodbye Stranger and Jodi Kendall's The Unlikely Story of a Pig in the City.  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncludes black-and-white spot art throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCove feels completely alone on her island home. But what if the path to her best friend--and to finding herself--is through the people she least expects?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBest Friends, Miles Apart:\u003c\/b\u003e After her best friend Nina moves from Martha's Vineyard to New York City, Cove feels stranded and will do anything to see her again.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOvercoming Mean Girls:\u003c\/b\u003e Left without her closest ally, Cove becomes the target of a painful bullying campaign and desperately searches for an escape from her middle school tormentors.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAn Unlikely Friendship:\u003c\/b\u003e To win the design contest that is her only ticket off the island, Cove must learn to sew from Anna, a new friend at the local retirement home with a surprising past.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLearning to Sew:\u003c\/b\u003e With help from her new friends, the quirky Jack and the wise Anna, Cove discovers a creative talent she never knew she had--one that might be the key to everything.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50343272939793,"sku":"CIN0062748602G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":50343601340689,"sku":"CIN0062748602A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":52814873067793,"sku":"CIN0062748602VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0062748602.jpg?v=1750842397","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/de-ch\/products\/out-of-place-buch-jennifer-blecher-9780062748607","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}