{"product_id":"in-zanesville-jo-ann-beard-9780316125277","title":"In Zanesville","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eThe Boys of My Youth \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eFestival Days\u003c\/i\u003e, a \"mesmerizing... beautifully written\" debut novel that evokes the wrenching, exquisite moment just before we step into adulthood (Ann Patchett).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe fourteen-year-old narrator of \u003ci\u003eIn Zanesville\u003c\/i\u003e is a late bloomer. She flies under the radar -- a sidekick, a marching-band dropout, a disastrous babysitter. Luckily, she has a best friend with whom she shares the everyday adventures of a 1970s American girlhood, incidents through which a world is revealed and character is forged. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn time, the two girls' friendship is tested -- by their families' claims on them, by a clique of popular girls who stumble upon them, and by their first startling, subversive intimations of womanhood. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith dry wit and piercing observation, Jo Ann Beard shows us that in the seemingly quiet streets of America's innumerable Zanesvilles is a universe of wonders, and that within the souls of the awkward and the overlooked often burns something radiant. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Probably my favorite novel of the year...A marvelous reading experience...I don't think I'll ever forget the unnamed, perfectly realized narrator of \u003ci\u003eIn Zanesville\u003c\/i\u003e.\" --Nancy Pearl, NPR\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jo Ann Beard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 031612527X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316125277\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Back Bay Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/03\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e151637 \/ In Zanesville\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jo Ann Beard","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44048078209279,"sku":"9780316125277","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_29647a65-52e6-427d-9cd5-f7151a49a6d1.jpg?v=1684993759","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/in-zanesville-jo-ann-beard-9780316125277","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}