{"product_id":"love-lucas-9781510709928","title":"Love, Lucas","description":"\u003cp\u003eA 2015 Whitney Award Nominee!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA powerful story of loss, second chances, and first love, reminiscent of Sarah Dessen and John Green.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Oakley Nelson loses her older brother, Lucas, to cancer, she thinks she’ll never recover. Between her parents’ arguing and the battle she’s fighting with depression, she feels nothing inside but a hollow emptiness. When Mom suggests they spend a few months in California with Aunt Jo, Oakley isn’t sure a change of scenery will alter anything, but she’s willing to give it a try.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn California, Oakley discovers a sort of safety and freedom in Aunt Jo’s beach house. Once they’re settled, Mom hands her a notebook full of letters addressed to her—from Lucas. As Oakley reads one each day, she realizes how much he loved her, and each letter challenges her to be better and to continue to enjoy her life. He wants her to move on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf only it were that easy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut then a surfer named Carson comes into her life, and Oakley is blindsided. He makes her feel again. As she lets him in, she is surprised by how much she cares for him, and that’s when things get complicated. How can she fall in love and be happy when Lucas never got the chance to do those very same things?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith her brother’s dying words as guidance, Oakley knows she must learn to listen and trust again. But will she have to leave the past behind to find happiness in the future?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSky Pony Press, with our Good Books, Racehorse and Arcade imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of books for young readers—picture books for small children, chapter books, books for middle grade readers, and novels for young adults. Our list includes bestsellers for children who love to play Minecraft; stories told with LEGO bricks; books that teach lessons about tolerance, patience, and the environment, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sky Pony Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42977573601446,"sku":"9781510709928","price":14.9,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0443\/8471\/4918\/products\/9781510709928_1.jpg?v=1656103221","url":"https:\/\/bookxcess.myshopify.com\/products\/love-lucas-9781510709928","provider":"Staging Site ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}