{"product_id":"homeschooled-stefan-merrill-block-harper-collins","title":"Homeschooled - Stefan Merrill Block - Harper Collins","description":"Stefan Merrill Block was nine when his mother pulled him from school, certain that his teachers were “stifling his creativity.” Hungry for more time with her boy who was growing up too quickly, she began to instruct Stefan in the family’s living room. Beyond his formal lessons in math, however, Stefan was largely left to his own devices and his mother’s erratic whims, such as her project to recapture her twelve-year-old son's early years by bleaching his hair and putting him on a crawling regimen.\u003cbr\u003eIn this “stunning debut memoir” (Jenna Bush Hager, \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Today Show\u003c\/span\u003e), Block beautifully reflects on his experiences in both traditional and at-home education systems, delving into:\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003eThe inception of the homeschooling movement and its massive rise throughout America\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003eEarly memories of Block’s mother, and a poignant look into their dysfunctional mother-son story\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003eBlock’s reentry into the public school system, both jarring yet insightful, and the bullying he withstood\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003eHis emotional journey towards forgiveness, love, and hope as he becomes a parent himself\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\nAt once a novelistic portrait of mother and son, and an illuminating window into an overlooked corner of the American education system, \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHomeschooled \u003c\/span\u003eis a moving, funny and ultimately inspiring story of a son’s battle for a life of his own choosing, and the wages of a mother’s insatiable love.","brand":"Frames Etc ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62759114342559,"sku":"168505419366","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0632\/9450\/5119\/files\/IMG_4699.jpg?v=1775748904","url":"https:\/\/www.framesetc.net\/products\/homeschooled-stefan-merrill-block-harper-collins","provider":"Frames Etc ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}