{"product_id":"9780702259692","title":"That Stubborn Seed of Hope","description":"Author: Falkner, Brian\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780702259692\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: University of Queensland Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 03 Jul 2017\u003cbr\u003ePages: 224 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA collection of gripping short stories themed around fear and hope written by internationally acclaimed children's author Brian Falkner.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA boy helps his sister disguise her birthmark on her first day of school. \u003cbr\u003eA seventeen-year-old awakens to find himself trapped in an elderly body.\u003cbr\u003eA teenage girl discovers her boyfriend has a life-threatening virus the day after they share their first kiss.\u003cbr\u003eA high school student tries to communicate to his hospitalised brother who is in a vegetative state. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrian Falkner serves up bite-sized tales of fear - fear of rejection, fear of dying, fear of disease, fear of the unknown, fear of exclusion, fear of being caught and fear of embarrassment - showing how that stubborn seed of hope hungers our darkest moments.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48171395907742,"sku":"UBD-9780702259692","price":19.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780702259692.jpg?v=1787220237","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780702259692","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}