{"product_id":"tragic-age-9781250054425","title":"Tragic Age","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of Billy Kinsey, heir to a lottery fortune, part genius, part philosopher and social critic, full time insomniac and closeted rock drummer. Billy has decided that the best way to deal with an absurd world is to stay away from it. \u003ci\u003eDo not volunteer. Do not join in. \u003c\/i\u003eBilly will be the first to tell you it doesn't always work--not when your twin sister, Dorie, has died, not when your unhappy parents are at war with one another, not when frazzled soccer moms in two ton SUVs are more dangerous than atom bombs, and not when your guidance counselor keeps asking why you haven't applied to college. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBilly's life changes when two people enter his life. Twom Twomey is a charismatic renegade who believes that truly living means \u003ci\u003egoing a little outlaw\u003c\/i\u003e. Twom and Billy become one another's mutual benefactor and friend. At the same time, Billy is reintroduced to Gretchen Quinn, an old and adored friend of Dorie's. It is Gretchen who suggests to Billy that the world can be transformed by \u003ci\u003ecreative acts of the soul\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith Twom, Billy visits the dark side. And with Gretchen, Billy experiences possibilities.Billy knows that one path is leading him toward disaster and the other toward happiness. The problem is-Billy doesn't trust happiness. It's the age he's at. The tragic age. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStephen Metcalfe's brilliant, debut coming-of-age novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Tragic Age\u003c\/i\u003e, will teach you to learn to love, trust and truly be alive in an absurd world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/16\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250054425\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e179333 \/ Tragic Age\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.9 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 9\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Stephen Metcalfe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43124420608181,"sku":"9781250054425","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_f3c75e27-6931-4444-90ab-f04acce0e293.jpg?v=1694551778","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/tragic-age-9781250054425","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}