{"product_id":"breadline-jewels-paperback","title":"Breadline Jewels - 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\u003eEmma Elson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSurvival has a cost he can no longer ignore.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fifteen-year-old Simon, life is a high-wire act. Caught between a chaotic home environment and the relentless pressures of high school, he relies on two things to get by: his quick wit and an endless supply of easy lies. He doesn't need anyone, and he certainly doesn't ask for help. Isolation is his armour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when a minor, everyday hustle goes sideways, Simon accidentally triggers a trapdoor into a dark underworld of stolen goods and very real, violent threats. Suddenly, the street-smart lies that used to protect him aren't enough.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the police and social services closing in from all sides, Simon is running out of places to hide. To survive the fallout, he must face the one thing more terrifying than the streets: his own buried family trauma.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis raw, emotionally charged coming-of-age novel\u003c\/strong\u003e explores the brutal realities of modern youth poverty, the fierce bonds of survivalist loyalty, and the terrifyingly thin line between escaping your circumstances and losing absolutely everything. It is a heart-wrenching, gritty look at a lonely boy who must finally learn that the hardest part of surviving isn't the fight-it's finding the courage to let someone save you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 174\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 28, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51409395384543,"sku":"9781036998417","price":11.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/5Dyjp9vcVk9781036998417.webp?v=1789617519","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/breadline-jewels-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}