{"product_id":"2940169382808","title":"Optimists Die First: Life Ahead: Proceed with Caution","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward-winning author Susin Nielsen has written a laugh-out-loud and heartrending novel for fans of Robyn Schneider's \u003ci\u003eExtraordinary Means\u003c\/i\u003e and Cammie McGovern's \u003ci\u003eSay What You Will\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeware: Life ahead. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSixteen-year-old Petula de Wilde is anything but wild. A former crafting fiend with a happy life, Petula shut herself off from the world after a family tragedy. She sees danger in all the ordinary things, like crossing the street, a bug bite, or a germy handshake. She knows: life is out to get you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe worst part of her week is her comically lame mandatory art therapy class with a small group of fellow misfits. Then a new boy, Jacob, appears at school and in her therapy group. He seems so normal and confident, though he has a prosthetic arm; and soon he teams up with Petula on a hilarious project, gradually inspiring her to let go of some of her fears. But as the two grow closer, a hidden truth behind why he's in the group could derail them, unless Petula takes a huge risk. . .\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47162144588016,"sku":"2940169382808","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169382808_p0.jpg?v=1763781815","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169382808","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}