{"product_id":"son-of-a-critch-a-childish-newfoundland-memoir-9780735235083","title":"Son of a Critch: A Childish Newfoundland Memoir","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eNOW A CBC TELEVISION SERIES\u003cbr\u003eWINNER OF THE MARGARET AND JOHN SAVAGE FIRST BOOK AWARD FOR NON-FICTION\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE KOBO EMERGING WRITER PRIZE\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE RBC TAYLOR PRIZE\u003cbr\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE STEPHEN LEACOCK MEMORIAL MEDAL FOR HUMOUR\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA hilarious story of family, getting into trouble, and finding one's place in the world.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat could be better than growing up in the 1980s? How about growing up in 1980s Newfoundland, which--as Mark Critch will tell you--was more like the 1960s. Take a trip to where it all began in this funny and warm look back on his formative years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere we find a young Mark trick-or-treating at a used car lot, getting locked out of school on a fourth-floor window ledge, faking an asthma attack to avoid being arrested by military police, trying to buy beer from an untrustworthy cab driver, shocking his parents by appearing naked onstage--and much more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBest known as the \"roving reporter\" for CBC's \u003ci\u003eThis Hour Has 22 Minutes\u003c\/i\u003e, Mark Critch has photo-bombed Justin Trudeau, interviewed Great Big Sea's Alan Doyle (while impersonating Alan Doyle), offered Pamela Anderson a million dollars to stop acting, and crashed White House briefings. But, as we see in this playful debut, he's been causing trouble his whole life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSon of a Critch\u003c\/i\u003e captures the wonder and cluelessness of a kid trying to figure things out, but with the clever observations of an adult, and the combination is perfect.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books Canada\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/26\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780735235083\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.10d","brand":"Mark Critch","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43624010154165,"sku":"9780735235083","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_e5adfc8c-da6c-4f53-bf49-557851114570.jpg?v=1707798565","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/son-of-a-critch-a-childish-newfoundland-memoir-9780735235083","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}