{"product_id":"this-boy-lauren-myracle-9781536206050","title":"This Boy","description":"\u003cb\u003eLauren Myracle brings her signature frank, funny, and insightful writing to this novel of a teenage boy's coming-of-age.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePaul Walden is not an alpha lobster, the hypermasculine crustacean king who intimidates the other male lobsters, beds all the lady lobsters, and \"wins\" at life. At least not according to the ego-bursting feedback he's given in his freshman seminar. But Paul finds a funny, faithful friend in Roby Smalls, and maybe -- oh god, please -- he's beginning to catch the interest of smart, beautiful Natalia Gutierrez. Cruising through high school as a sauced-out, rap-loving beta lobster suits Paul fine, and if life ever gets him down? Smoke a little weed, crunch a few pills . . . it's all good. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut in the treacherous currents of teenage culture, it's easy to get pulled under. With perfect frankness, Lauren Myracle lays bare the life of one boy as he navigates friendship, love, loss, and addiction. It's life at its most ordinary and most unforgettable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lauren Myracle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1536206059\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781536206050\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Walker Books Us\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/14\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2020 pg. 78\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/17\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2020 pg. 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/21\/2020","brand":"Lauren Myracle","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43987845611775,"sku":"9781536206050","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_080eef68-c085-42d9-98d7-e20a43f0fc78.jpg?v=1683291234","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/this-boy-lauren-myracle-9781536206050","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}