{"product_id":"the-evil-bb-chow-and-steve-almond-9781565125292","title":"The Evil B.B. Chow and Other Stories","description":"Steve Almond, the man whose candy jones fueled the bestseller \u003ci\u003eCandyfreak\u003c\/i\u003e, returns with a collection of stories that both seals his reputation as a master of the modern form and risks getting him arrested. The cast of characters in \u003ci\u003eThe Evil B.B. Chow and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e includes a wealthy family certain they have been abducted by space aliens, a sexy magazine editor who falls for a worldclass cad, and a beleaguered dentist who refuses to read his best friend's novel. Michael Jackson and Abraham Lincoln make cameos, as do a variety of desperate and beautiful loonies, all of whom are laid bare, often literally. In these twelve stories, Almond refuses to let his characters off the hook, or to abandon them, until we have seen the full measure of ourselves within their struggle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steve Almond\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1565125290\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781565125292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Algonquin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/28\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.08h x 4.98w x 0.69d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e87554 \/ Evil B.B. Chow and Other Stories\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/14\/2006 pg. 36","brand":"Steve Almond","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43994277413119,"sku":"9781565125292","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8bbe9786-c998-4a26-8b9e-c67fcfec72d0.jpg?v=1683329187","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-evil-bb-chow-and-steve-almond-9781565125292","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}