{"product_id":"jess-surviving-normal-jim-billman-9781089345343","title":"Jess, Surviving Normal","description":"Jess, Surviving Normal is a young adult novel about a smart and athletic high school student who finds life at his new, large city school both challenging and dangerous. Moving from a tranquil small-town high school to a large inner-city one immediately puts a crimp in Jess Jemison's style as well as his side. With his start delayed, it costs the sophomore a chance at the basketball team, and the notoriety that precedes him makes the acclimation process even more difficult. It's not until he is befriended by two classmates that matters take a turn for the better-or do they? Gangs, family, sports and racial issues keep Jess and his new friends in a scramble as they deal with the day-to-day events of adolescence. Jess, Dan-el and Jen, each in their own way, are smart and capable young people. Jess is reticent, shy and predictably naïve in his new setting, Dan-el is the portrait of a charismatic leader, and Jen is a steadying influence who knows what she wants and how to get it. Each is involved in sports: Jess in baseball, Dan-el in boxing, and Jen in basketball. If there is a common denominator in all that is diverse, it's due to the strength of family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jim Billman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1089345348\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781089345343\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/13\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 310\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Jim Billman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49162037559551,"sku":"9781089345343","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/jess-surviving-normal-jim-billman-9781089345343","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}