{"product_id":"ollie-in-between-hardcover","title":"Ollie in Between - Hardcover","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\u003eJess Callans\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN INDIE'S INTRODUCE PICK!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this modern take on \u003ci\u003eAre You There God? It's Me, Margaret\u003c\/i\u003e, debut writer Jess Callans delivers a tender, queer coming of age story about finding your voice and choosing to live authentically, even when it's easier to blend in. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePuberty, AKA the ultimate biological predator, is driving a wedge between soon-to-be 13 year old Ollie Thompson and their lifelong friends. Too much of a girl for their neighborhood hockey team, but not girly enough for their boy-crazed BFF, Ollie doesn't know where they fit. And their usual ability to camouflage? Woefully disrupted by all the changes around them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen a school project asks them to write an essay on what it means to be a woman (if anyone's got an answer, that'd be great), and one of their new friends is the target of bullying, Ollie is caught between the safety of fleeing from their own differences or confronting the risks of fighting to take their own path forward. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eOllie In Between\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"...An empathetic exploration of identity that will resonate with young readers carving out their own definition of self. Infused with equal amounts serious, topical conversation, and gently humorous observation, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOllie in Between\u003c\/i\u003e is a middle grade classic in the making\u003c\/b\u003e. \" --A. J. Sass, award-winning author of Ellen Outside the Lines and Ana on the Edge \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Debut author Callans' confiding tone leans into Ollie's flummoxed first-person ruminations with rhetorical questions that probe moments of deep vulnerability and hope . . . . Clear echoes of Judy Blume couple with themes of social adaptation that rely a bit heavily on analogies to the animal kingdom, but a range of readers should relate to Ollie's sense of otherness.\u003cb\u003e As Ollie puts it, 'Being yourself can hurt, ' but awkward and self-aware stories like Ollie's can help more tweens 'just be.\u003c\/b\u003e' \"\u003cbr\u003e-- Booklist, starred review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"As\u003cb\u003e endearing\u003c\/b\u003e as it is hilarious, Ollie in Between is Jess Callans' \u003cb\u003elaugh-out-loud debut \u003c\/b\u003eabout surviving the chaos of growing up and finding the courage to speak up for others, and, most importantly, yourself. This tender, queer coming-of-age tale shows how sometimes the only way to survive is to embrace your weird and choose your own path.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Aiden Thomas, New York Times-bestselling author of Cemetery Boys\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJess Callans\u003c\/b\u003e is a queer children's author and wanna-be-illustrator with an MFA from Rosemont College. He lives outside of Philly with his partner and four amazing kids, where they collectively bake, garden, and tirelessly pursue the human experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.97 x 8.5 x 5.68 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 08, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47312581951737,"sku":"9781250331342","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/d0lZKFMZM79781250331342.webp?v=1769393435","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/ollie-in-between-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}