{"product_id":"strange-is-a-hazard-here-paperback","title":"Strange Is A Hazard Here - Paperback","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\u003eJim Hughes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSome mothers don't raise daughters-they remake them\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"What if this time I die?\"-Jocelyn dreads her birthdays.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach odd-numbered year, on the eve of her birthday, she struggles to breathe-as if something inside her is being taken away. Her mother, Idris, insists it's a flaw in Jocelyn herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Idris has a secret.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA self-taught sorceress obsessed with perfection, she uses magic to remove Jocelyn's \"undesirable\" moods -anger, sadness, defiance-essential parts of her very spirit-and traps them in balloons, determined to raise a flawless child.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver time, as Jocelyn's essential spirits are removed-those qualities that make her who she really is-she becomes a pale shadow of her true self.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside a house ruled by rigid expectations, strange rules, and a mother who calls control \"love,\" Jocelyn must navigate fear, isolation, and the growing sense that something is deeply wrong.\u003c\/p\u003eAnd, as Jocelyn approaches her thirteenth birthday, she must decide: \u003cb\u003eWill she surrender to her mother's control-or reclaim the parts of herself that were taken?\u003c\/b\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 226\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 14, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46593610809541,"sku":"9781972561065","price":35.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/ADHk6MH_6p9781972561065.webp?v=1785074039","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/strange-is-a-hazard-here-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}