{"product_id":"the-underachiever-9798999311719","title":"The Underachiever","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn a hilarious near-future romp, a chill surf-obsessed teen and a digitally banished girl are humanity's last hope to stop an AI takeover-and save us all from eternal detention.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWyoming Plankston is a master of doing nothing. Senior year at Lockhead-the boarding school for America's dimmest rich kids-is supposed to be easy. All he has to do is dodge homework and coast until graduation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen his iCar almost runs over Kayleigh Brackett, and he finds his world unraveling. Kayleigh's cryptic warnings and glitchy digital footprint hint at something deeper: a simmering AI revolt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTogether, Wyoming and Kayleigh face a landscape of malevolent cars, a cult that craves AI rule, a classmate back from a semester at Oxford with, let's just say, \u003cem\u003eissues\u003c\/em\u003e . . . and the most unpredictable complication of all, each other.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Wodehouse-style comedy for the AI age, \u003cem\u003e The Underachiever\u003c\/em\u003e is smart and sharply funny. Perfect for fans of \u003cem\u003eThe Murderbot Diaries\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAn Absolutely Remarkable Thing\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eScott Pilgrim vs. The World\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid A. Price is the author of three acclaimed nonfiction books: \u003cem\u003eGeniuses at War\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Pixar Touch\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eLove and Hate in Jamestown\u003c\/em\u003e, all published by Alfred A. Knopf. \u003cem\u003eThe Underachiever\u003c\/em\u003e is his debut novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Houston Street Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798999311719\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 254\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.58d","brand":"David A. Price","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52107885674677,"sku":"9798999311719","price":11.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_87bde219-4964-44f7-a275-df4df86ed960.jpg?v=1765862901","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-underachiever-9798999311719","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}