{"product_id":"a-little-bit-country-9780063085664","title":"A Little Bit Country","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDumplin'\u003c\/em\u003e meets \u003cem\u003eSimon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda \u003c\/em\u003ein this heartfelt and funny contemporary romance inspired by Dollywood, about two boys who fall in love against the backdrop of a country music-themed amusement park, from debut author Brian D. Kennedy. Perfect for fans of Erin Hahn, Phil Stamper, and David Levithan.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEmmett Maguire\u003c\/strong\u003e wants to be country music's biggest gay superstar--a far reach when you're seventeen and living in Illinois. But for now, he's happy to do the next best thing: Stay with his aunt in Jackson Hollow, Tennessee, for the summer and perform at the amusement park owned by his idol, country legend Wanda Jean Stubbs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLuke Barnes \u003c\/strong\u003ehates country music. As the grandson of Verna Rose, the disgraced singer who had a famous falling out with Wanda Jean, Luke knows how much pain country music has brought his family. But when his mom's medical bills start piling up, he takes a job at the last place he wants: a restaurant at Wanda World.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeither boy is looking for romance, but sparks fly when they meet--and soon they're inseparable. Until a long-lost secret about Verna and Wanda comes to light, threatening to unravel everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWill Emmett and Luke be able get past the truths they discover...or will their relationship go down in history as just another Sad Country Love Song? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Balzer \u0026amp; Bray\/Harperteen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/02\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063085664\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368","brand":"Brian D. Kennedy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42761746776245,"sku":"9780063085664","price":13.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_bcfcec53-b6ee-44ea-9569-06192fd07a4d.jpg?v=1678202892","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-little-bit-country-9780063085664","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}