{"product_id":"down-and-out-in-bugtussle-stephanie-mcafee-9780451239907","title":"Down and Out in Bugtussle: The Mad Fat Road to Happiness","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Stephanie McAfee delivers another irreverent, laugh-out-loud page-turner about the (mis)adventures of plus-size spitfire Graciela \"Ace\" Jones. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith her fianc  now her \u003ci\u003eex-\u003c\/i\u003efianc , Ace has hightailed it back to Bugtussle, Mississippi, and back to her Gramma Jones's house. Her best friends, Lilly and Chloe, are delighted she's back, but Ace still has some challenges ahead of her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor one thing, her replacement as Bugtussle High School's art teacher, Cameron Becker, refuses to vacate the position. So Ace is stuck working as a substitute teacher while harboring fantasies of running Miss Becker out of town. On top of that, Lilly and Chloe are obsessed with setting her up on less-than-romantic blind dates--even though all she wants is a break from her pitiful love life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo ease her troubled mind, Ace resolves to restore her grandmother's gardens to their former glory. But in the well-worn gardening book she's dug out of her grandmother's attic there are a series of suspicious notes that indicate her grandmother may have had a special someone in her past. Now, with her faithful chiweenie, Buster Loo, by her side, Ace is determined to get to the bottom of her grandmother's secret life, all the while hoping her own life isn't about to implode....\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephanie McAfee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0451239903\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780451239907\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Berkley Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/02\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRomantic Times\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2013 pg. 41 - Excellent\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2013 pg. 24","brand":"Stephanie McAfee","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43919790506239,"sku":"9780451239907","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_66df0c7b-c369-4382-af23-7e90459389c1.jpg?v=1680811927","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/down-and-out-in-bugtussle-stephanie-mcafee-9780451239907","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}