{"product_id":"a-wounded-deer-leaps-highest-paperback-2","title":"A Wounded Deer Leaps Highest - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharlie J. Stephens\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Charlie J. Stephens' tender novel takes a child's perspective on the pains of being poor in rural Oregon. Knowing that children like Smokey are cast as furniture in the house of adult desires, immobile and without needs, \u003ci\u003eA Wounded Deer Leaps Highest\u003c\/i\u003e begs us to take them seriously.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eFOREWORD REVIEWS\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1980's Oregon, Smokey is figuring out how to survive childhood with a young mom who is increasingly desperate in her search for love. As their mother's boyfriends come and go, Smokey aches for the comfort and safety their mother can never quite provide. When a dangerous new man moves into the house, Smokey seeks refuge in the nearby forests--finding comfort as they give themselves over to the strength and beauty of the natural world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharlie J. Stephens\u003c\/b\u003e is a queer, non-binary, mixed-race writer from the Pacific Northwest. Born and raised in Salem, Oregon, and currently living in Port Orford on the southern Oregon coast, they are the owner of Sea Wolf Books \u0026amp; Community Writing Center. Charlie's short fiction has appeared in \u003ci\u003eElectric Literature\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBest Small Fictions 2020\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew World Writing\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eOriginal Plumbing\u003c\/i\u003e (Feminist Press).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 181\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.46 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 02, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47255915888889,"sku":"9781948814980","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/RtmkvzoFW49781948814980_0ad90dba-96ef-4517-86f6-43481b9391b4.webp?v=1768730663","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/a-wounded-deer-leaps-highest-paperback-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}