{"product_id":"playing-with-matches-brian-katcher-9780385735452","title":"Playing with Matches","description":"\u003ci\u003e\"Recommend this to fans of John Green's books.\"\u003c\/i\u003e--Booklist \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLeon Sanders has a mug that looks like it should be hanging in a post office with the caption WANTED FOR SHOPLIFTING AND CREDIT CARD FRAUD. His new locker neighbor is Melody Hennon--class outcast and certified freak. Everyone at school keeps their distance from Melody because she was burned in a childhood accident. Leon has avoided her too, until the day he takes a chance, tells her a bad joke, and makes her laugh. No one, least of all Leon, could have predicted that Melody would turn out to be a funny, smart, and interesting person, or that he and Melody would become good friends . . . and later, more than friends. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when junior class hottie Amy Green asks Leon out after he saves her from getting detention, his devotion to Melody hangs in the balance. Leon tries to find a way out of this nasty dilemma without hurting anyone, but soon he realizes--a little too late--that playing with someone's heart is as dangerous as playing with matches. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA 2009 ALA-YALSA Best Book for Young Adults\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brian Katcher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0385735456\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780385735452\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Laurel Leaf Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/13\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.90h x 4.22w x 0.83d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.4\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 9\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e123812 \/ Playing with Matches\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Brian Katcher","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44790458515711,"sku":"9780385735452","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_89b5b658-da98-4ee5-bc18-488997c4cb45.jpg?v=1707289000","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/playing-with-matches-brian-katcher-9780385735452","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}