{"product_id":"brewster-mark-slouka-9780393348835","title":"Brewster","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe year is 1968. The world is changing, and sixteen-year-old Jon Mosher is determined to change with it. Racked by guilt over his older brother's childhood death and stuck in the dead-end town of Brewster, New York, he turns his rage into victories running track. Meanwhile, Ray Cappicciano, a rebel as gifted with his fists as Jon is with his feet, is trying to take care of his baby brother while staying out of the way of his abusive, ex-cop father. When Jon and Ray form a tight friendship, they find in each other everything they lack at home, but it's not until Ray falls in love with beautiful, headstrong Karen Dorsey that the three friends begin to dream of breaking away from Brewster for good. Freedom, however, has its price. As forces beyond their control begin to bear down on them, Jon sets off on the race of his life--a race to redeem his past and save them all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark Slouka's work has been called \"relentlessly observant, miraculously expressive\" (\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e). Reverberating with compassion, heartache, and grace, \u003cem\u003eBrewster\u003c\/em\u003e is an unforgettable coming-of-age story from one of our most compelling novelists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e Editor's Choice\u003cbr\u003e A \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e Notable Book of 2013\u003cbr\u003e A \u003cem\u003eBarron's\u003c\/em\u003e Favorite Book of the Year, selected by Daniel Woodrell\u003cbr\u003e A \u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e Best Adult Books for Young Adults Editor's Choice 2013\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Slouka\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0393348830\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780393348835\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.23h x 5.75w x 0.69d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e167837 \/ Brewster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/12\/2014 pg. 24","brand":"Mark Slouka","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43992976687359,"sku":"9780393348835","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ef5d109e-c971-4174-9989-06d160416a05.jpg?v=1683321845","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/brewster-mark-slouka-9780393348835","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}