{"product_id":"the-madcat-jeff-polman-9798234080349","title":"The Madcat: An Amusement Park Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1975, Vinny Potkevich, an anxious but wide-eyed 17-year-old, runs away from an abusive stepdad outside Pittsburgh to find exhilarating refuge in a giant amusement park hundreds of miles east. Alongside P.K. Hopper, a notorious, death-defying rogue who runs the Madcat coaster, Vinny \"saves\" eight lives a minute wielding tall rusty poles, meets girls at the drop of a safety bar, dodges insane orders from Britt Fisher, the vengeful personnel director, parties after hours in whirlwinds of beers and brawls and laughs and possible kisses from equally nutty merry-go-round operator Sheena Leary. Through a sweltering late August, Demolition Derby Night and Labor Day, Vinny gets a week-long crash course in life, and takes us along for the infectious, sensory ride.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeff Polman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798234080349\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grassy Gutter Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/21\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 274\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.58d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001","brand":"Jeff Polman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50546568757503,"sku":"9798234080349","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-madcat-jeff-polman-9798234080349","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}