{"product_id":"9780142417027","title":"Tales of the Madman Underground","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eBarnes, John\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpeak\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1\/6\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eMICHAEL L. PRINTZ HONOR BOOK • This gripping coming-of-age novel takes readers on a rollercoaster ride through the chaotic life of a quirky teen and his misfit friends.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Darkly comic . . . as troubled, relevant, relatable and hilarious as J.D. Salinger.”—\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Rarely will you read something so lovingly vulgar, so fiercely warmhearted, and so exuberantly expansive.”—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eIf this book was a monologue . . . it would be ****ing censored.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eToday is Wednesday, September 5, 1973. Welcome to the life of Karl Shoemaker, which includes: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• getting through his senior year of high school\u003cbr\u003e• getting out of Lightsburg, Ohio, hole of the world\u003cbr\u003e• trying to lose his virginity\u003cbr\u003e• five jobs\u003cbr\u003e• a dead father\u003cbr\u003e• a seriously unhinged drunk mother\u003cbr\u003e• a house that is basically a litter box\u003cbr\u003e• his membership in the Madman Underground (a group of kids forced, for no apparent reason, to attend group therapy during school hours)","brand":"Speak","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44216187355391,"sku":"9780142417027","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780142417027_s600x595.jpg?v=1781542563","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780142417027","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}