{"product_id":"thanks-for-the-trouble-9781481418805","title":"Thanks for the Trouble","description":"\u003cb\u003eTommy Wallach, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the \"stunning debut\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review) \u003ci\u003eWe All Looked Up\u003c\/i\u003e, delivers a brilliant new novel about a young man who overcomes a crippling loss and finds the courage to live after meeting an enigmatic girl.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Was this story written about me?\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eI shrugged.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\"Yes or no?\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eI shrugged again, finally earning a little scowl, which somehow made the girl even \u003c\/i\u003emore\u003ci\u003e pretty.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\"It's very rude not to answer simple questions,\" she said.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eI gestured for my journal, but she still wouldn't give it to me. So I took out my pen and wrote on my palm.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I can't\u003ci\u003e, I wrote. Then, in tiny letters below it: \u003c\/i\u003eNow don't you feel like a jerk? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eParker Santé hasn't spoken a word in five years. While his classmates plan for bright futures, he skips school to hang out in hotels, killing time by watching the guests. But when he meets a silver-haired girl named Zelda Toth, a girl who claims to be quite a bit older than she looks, he'll discover there just might be a few things left worth living for. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the celebrated author of \u003ci\u003eWe All Looked Up\u003c\/i\u003e comes a unique story of first and last loves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/23\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781481418805\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.80w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/09\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2015 pg. 58\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoice of Youth Advocates\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2015 - Recommended - Better Than Most\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2016 pg. 106\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2016 pg. 111\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/04\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e181719 \/ Thanks for the Trouble\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.5 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 9\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tommy Wallach","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52209986207925,"sku":"9781481418805","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_3acbd671-ae14-49c2-9d83-94c3121c1c7a.jpg?v=1770131933","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/thanks-for-the-trouble-9781481418805","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}