{"product_id":"the-great-santini-9780063347632","title":"The Great Santini","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e#1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author Pat Conroy's classic semi-autographical novel of a harsh Marine father and his son's struggle to come into his own.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Robust and vivid...full of feeling.\" \u003cem\u003e--Newsday\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of Bull Meecham, the epitome of the Marine officer. Demanding, authoritarian, as tough a disciplinarian at home as at the base, Bull is a difficult man to please, and even harder to love. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is also the story of Ben Meecham, Bull's oldest son. A gifted athlete whose best never satisfies his father, Ben must balance his own ambition with his father's expectations--and decide what course he will chart for himself and what kind of man he will become. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePiercing, bittersweet, and unforgettable, \u003cem\u003eThe Great Santini \u003c\/em\u003eis Pat Conroy's semi-autobiographical lens into fathers and sons, and the powerful legacy one man can leave behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Large Print\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/12\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063347632\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 816\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Print\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e55936 \/ Great Santini\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.2 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 28\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Pat Conroy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43049400107189,"sku":"9780063347632","price":23.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_d0cb8797-8d0f-4410-b8fe-081133adcb79.jpg?v=1689689169","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-great-santini-9780063347632","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}