{"product_id":"the-wonder-year-bert-flieger-9781547241996","title":"The Wonder Year: The Championships of the New York Jets, Mets, and Knicks Were Only Part of the Story in 1969","description":"\u003cp\u003eImagine you're a ten-year-old suburban New York kid, growing up on a dead-end street with dozens of sports-crazed friends. Your daily routine burns thousands of calories, playing in the street every minute your parents allow, imitating your favorite players from your local sports teams. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut while the games are fun to watch, your teams are not so good, at least not good enough to raise a trophy at the end of the season. Then it all changes, when not one but \u003ci\u003ethree\u003c\/i\u003e underdog teams chase-and catch-glory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFantasy movie script? No, this was very real.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFramed by the first lunar landing, the legendary Woodstock festival, the tragedies of the Vietnam War, and the tribulations of Catholic school, this funny and nostalgic chronicle written through the eyes of a ten-year-old enthusiastically recounts the high emotions of this special year in the history of the country. It reveals the closeness and camaraderie that shined through in all aspects of family and community life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wonder Year\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e transports the reader to a place that for some is long forgotten, but can now be fondly remembered-and to a time that in some ways was very simple, but simultaneously extraordinary. It captures the spirit of the times: the family values, neighborhood friendships, the common and comfortable rituals, the shared experiences. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn short, \u003cb\u003e1969\u003c\/b\u003e was nothing short of \u003cb\u003eThe Wonder Year.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bert Flieger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1547241993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781547241996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/25\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.46d","brand":"Bert Flieger","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43991584801023,"sku":"9781547241996","price":12.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9ee6102f-c5b9-4f07-bcf7-9b26740488a9.jpg?v=1683311114","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-wonder-year-bert-flieger-9781547241996","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}