{"product_id":"2940169467383","title":"Grasshopper Jungle","description":"In the small town of Ealing, Iowa, Austin and his best friend Robby have accidentally unleashed an unstoppable army. An army of horny, hungry, six-foot-tall praying mantises that only want to do two things.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the truth. This is history.\u003cbr\u003eIt's the end of the world. And nobody knows anything about it.\u003cbr\u003eYou know what I mean.\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFunny, intense, complex, and brave, \u003ci\u003eGrasshopper Jungle\u003c\/i\u003e brilliantly weaves together everything from testicle-dissolving genetically modified corn to the struggles of recession-era, small-town America in this groundbreaking coming-of-age stunner.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"Original, weird, sexy, thought-provoking and guaranteed to stir controversy. \u003cb\u003eOne hell of a book.\"\u003c\/b\u003e - Michael Grant, New York Times bestselling author of the \u003ci\u003eGone\u003c\/i\u003e series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Andrew Smith is the bravest storyteller I know. \u003ci\u003eGrasshopper Jungle\u003c\/i\u003e is the most intelligent and gripping book I've read in over a decade. I didn't move for two days until I had it finished. Trust me. Pick it up right now.\u003cb\u003e It's a masterpiece\u003c\/b\u003e.\" - A. S. King, Printz Honor-winning author of \u003ci\u003eAsk the Passengers \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePlease Ignore Vera Dietz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Grasshopper Jungle \u003c\/i\u003eis about \u003cb\u003ethe end of the world. And everything in between\u003c\/b\u003e.\" - Alex London, author of \u003ci\u003eProxy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"In \u003ci\u003eGrasshopper Jungle\u003c\/i\u003e, it's as if Andrew Smith is somehow possessed by the ghost of Kurt Vonnegut. This book is nothing short of \u003cb\u003ea brilliant, hilarious thrill-ride\u003c\/b\u003e that is instantly infectious. But, the most beautiful thing about \u003ci\u003eGrasshopper Jungle\u003c\/i\u003e has nothing to do with the absurd or out-of-this-world. It is the deft hand by which Smith explores teenage love and sexuality that is truly breathtaking. In writing a history of the end of the world, Smith may have just made history himself.\" - John Corey Whaley, Printz Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eWhere Things Come Back\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47100455780592,"sku":"2940169467383","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169467383_p0.jpg?v=1763683361","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169467383","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}