{"product_id":"book-glu8","title":"Right by My Side","description":"Marshall Field Finney was named after a department store and dropped like a hot potato when his mother suddenly packed up and left.  Now Marshall lives with his hard-drinking father in a crackerbox house and rides a yellow bus through beautiful St. Louis County to his mostly white suburban school.  Caught at a crossroads, Marshall is desperately searching for something to believe in.  At stake is only the rest of his life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this extraordinary novel, David Haynes tells the heartrending story of Marshall's journey through a broken world, where his father's new girlfriend, a poem by Yeats and a white teacher with big plans for her favorite students all seem to have the power to change him.  And as Marshall struggles to make sense of his life, the haunting letters begin to arrive from his runaway mother: \u003ci\u003e\"We are linked tighter than fine gold chains.  Who knows when we'll next be together--\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA tale of the ties that bind and the ties that fall away, \u003cb\u003eRight by My Side\u003c\/b\u003e is a cry from the heart, and a masterful novel of love and awakening by one of America's most gifted young writers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the ALA's 1994 Best Book for Young Adults Award as well as the Minnesota Voices Project Award, \u003ci\u003eRight by My Side\u003c\/i\u003e is the heartrending story of 15-year-old Marshall Field Finney. When his mother suddenly takes off to find herself, Marshall is left with his hard-drinking father. Every day, he makes the long journey to his affluent, mostly white suburban high school. Caught at a crossroads, he is searching desperately for something he can hold on to. At stake is the rest of his life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJust as Marchall begins to find a few signs that give him hope for his futures, he receives a series of haunting letters from his mother, who reminds him that they are \"linked tighter than fine gold chains.\" A heartwarming tale of the ties that bind--and the ones that fall away--\u003ci\u003eRight by My Side\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterful novel of love and awakening by one of America's most gifted young writers. --\u0026gt;","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49323909611824,"sku":"BDglu8","price":17.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/347495-glu8-Square.jpg?v=1733525953","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-glu8","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}