{"product_id":"desperate-jon-ripslinger-9781773393919","title":"Desperate","description":"Eighteen-year-old Buddy McNeal has always finished last in the eyes of his parents. His mother deserted the family, divorcing his dad when Buddy was eleven. Buddy's father, a wealthy real estate investor, is a big-time womanizer who no longer has time for him. As an all-state wide receiver, Buddy earns a college football scholarship and intends to prove to himself and his parents that he is somebody by becoming an all-America player in college, and eventually a million-dollar star in pro-football-recognized, admired, and loved by everyone. In ninth grade, Buddy had a brief sexual encounter with the beautiful but mysterious Crystal Crowe, who promptly disappeared, only to return as a senior. They meet up again, and Buddy falls in love with her, but he quickly becomes embroiled in her unstable home life, including a lesbian love triangle. He follows Crystal down a path that leads them both into a horrific world of mayhem, and eventually murder: Buddy's dreams for the future destroyed, his life forever changed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jon Ripslinger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 177339391X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781773393919\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Evernight Teen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/17\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.99h x 5.24w x 0.55d","brand":"Jon Ripslinger","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48486020579583,"sku":"9781773393919","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6a4c47f8-3e3a-4d33-99e1-b0a516aa7050.jpg?v=1778053137","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/desperate-jon-ripslinger-9781773393919","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}