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Getting away withs, getting caughts, and getting wets while trying to dance between the raindrops.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eHopefully, it’s medicine that tastes good, a couple of aspirin instead of the infirmary, a spaceship to Mars without needing your pilot’s license, going to church without having to be born again, and laughing through the tears.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIt’s a love letter. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTo life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIt’s also a guide to catching more greenlights—and to realizing that the yellows and reds eventually turn green too.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Miakarts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48179044745406,"sku":"NEW0593139135","price":18.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0777\/0803\/4238\/files\/4164lk1P5qL.jpg?v=1784588327"},{"product_id":"sorry-not-sorry-dreams-mistakes-and-growing-up-hardcover","title":"Sorry Not Sorry: Dreams, Mistakes, and Growing Up","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFunny and deeply personal, \u003ci\u003eSorry Not Sorry\u003c\/i\u003e recounts\u003ci\u003e Glee\u003c\/i\u003e star Naya Rivera's successes and missteps, urging young women to pursue their dreams and to refuse to let past mistakes define them.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNavigating through youth and young adulthood isn't easy, and in \u003ci\u003eSorry Not Sorry\u003c\/i\u003e, Naya Rivera shows us that we're not alone in the highs, lows, and in-betweens. 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