{"product_id":"me-being-me-is-exactly-todd-hasak-lowy-9781442495739","title":"Me Being Me Is Exactly as Insane as You Being You","description":"\u003cb\u003eA heartfelt, humorous story of a teen boy's impulsive road trip after the shock of his lifetime--told entirely in lists!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDarren hasn't had an easy year. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere was his parents' divorce, which just so happened to come at the same time his older brother Nate left for college and his longtime best friend moved away. And of course there's the whole not having a girlfriend thing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen one Thursday morning Darren's dad shows up at his house at 6 a.m. with a glazed chocolate doughnut and a revelation that turns Darren's world inside out. In full freakout mode, Darren, in a totally un-Darren move, ditches school to go visit Nate. Barely twenty-four hours at Nate's school makes everything much better or much worse--Darren has no idea. It might somehow be both. All he knows for sure is that in addition to trying to figure out why none of his family members are who they used to be, he's now obsessed with a strangely amazing girl who showed up out of nowhere but then totally disappeared. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold entirely in lists, Todd Hasak-Lowy's debut YA novel perfectly captures why having anything to do with anyone, including yourself, is: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e1. painful\u003cbr\u003e2. unavoidable\u003cbr\u003e3. ridiculously complicated\u003cbr\u003e4. possibly, hopefully the right thing after all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Todd Hasak-Lowy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1442495731\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781442495739\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/24\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 656\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.70w x 2.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2015 pg. 110\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoice of Youth Advocates\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2015 - Recommended - Better Than Most\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2015 pg. 82\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/23\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2015 pg. 122 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw","brand":"Todd Hasak-Lowy","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43935075729663,"sku":"9781442495739","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_edc7718b-8b33-45f6-ab4c-0a8d624dc788.jpg?v=1681417707","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/me-being-me-is-exactly-todd-hasak-lowy-9781442495739","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}