{"product_id":"absolute-brightness-paperback","title":"Absolute Brightness - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Lecesne\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Academy Award-winning writer, actor, and activist in the LGBTQ community comes a groundbreaking story about love, prejudice, and being yourself.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This complex, illuminating and beautiful book reminds us we have to look for the light even in the darkest corners.\" --Brian Selznick, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Invention of Hugo Cabret\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePhoebe's life in Neptune, New Jersey, is somewhat unremarkable. She helps her mom out with her hair salon, she goes to school, and she envies her perfect older sister. But everything changes when Leonard arrives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLeonard is an orphan, a cousin who Phoebe never knew she had. When he comes to live with Phoebe's family, he upsets the delicate balance of their lives. He's gay and confident about who he is. He inspires the people around him. He sees people not as they are, but as they hope to be. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne day, Leonard goes missing. Phoebe, her family, and her community fight to understand what happened, and to make sense of why someone might want to extinguish the beautiful absolute brightness that was Leonard Pelkey. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis novel by James Lecesne, the cofounder of The Trevor Project, inspired the critically-acclaimed Off-Broadway show \u003ci\u003eThe Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA William C. Morris Debut Award Finalist\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This book will encourage you to be exactly who you are.\" --Eve Ensler, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Vagina Monologues\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Lecesne\u003c\/b\u003e is an author, actor, and activist, whose film \u003ci\u003eTrevor\u003c\/i\u003e received an Academy Award for best short film. James cofounded the Trevor Project, a 24-hour suicide-prevention hotline for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning teens. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eAbsolute Brightness, \u003c\/i\u003e the book that inspired the critically acclaimed Off-Broadway play \u003ci\u003eThe Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in New York City\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 31, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Absolute Brightness\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42691563520063,"sku":"9781250106117","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/95d8009c6a3bc02b453cceb391ee5e67.webp?v=1764992484","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/absolute-brightness-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}