{"product_id":"back-home-9781513262697","title":"Back Home","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe sequel to \u003ci\u003eSecondhand Summer\u003c\/i\u003e continues Sam Barger's story with the homecoming of his older brother, now wounded from war, and the struggle for the two to understand and find each other again.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt's 1968, and like any other junior in high school, Sam Barger's just trying to get by in classes and find a part-time job at the local pizza parlor, maybe chat up the pretty girl who also works there. But when his Marine Corps brother Joe comes back from the Vietnam War, life at home changes. By day Joe struggles with alcoholism and by night he battles night terrors. Sam just wants normalcy again but doesn't know how to close the rift between the brothers, especially once he questions their country's involvement overseas.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSet in Southcentral Alaska in the 1960s, \u003ci\u003eBack Home\u003c\/i\u003e is a heartfelt story about the brothers and their struggles to come and understand each other. The book reveals the lasting effects of war on young people and draws parallels between a pivotal moment in history then to the contemporary wars and struggles today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Alaska Northwest Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/06\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781513262697\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.80w x 0.50d","brand":"Dan L. Walker","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39398253002933,"sku":"9781513262697","price":11.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_603d1dd2-89e0-4b04-9e0f-8351a063c087.jpg?v=1615300027","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/back-home-9781513262697","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}