{"product_id":"2940169611403","title":"Life: An Exploded Diagram","description":"\u003cp\u003eClem, a working-class boy living in government-assisted housing, and Frankie, the daughter of a wealthy landowner, must keep their relationship secret. If it's discovered, their world will be blown apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut unknown to them, President John F. Kennedy and the Russian leader, Nikita Khruschev, are shaping up to do just that-blow the world apart-as the two leaders fight over a small island in the Caribbean Sea, leading up to the events that will later be known as the Cuban Missile Crisis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Frankie and Clem, \"time, like everything else, is against them.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his most brilliant and ambitious novel yet, Mal Peet portrays the shattering power of love and the ricocheting effect of war through generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Witty, super-smart, heartbreakingly generous, it's so good, you almost want to keep it a secret.\" -Patrick Ness, author of the award-winning Chaos Walking series\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eLife: An Exploded Diagram\u003c\/i\u003e is Mal Peet's finest work to date, by turns hysterically funny, sad, poignant, bitter, and rude, but always with that unfakeable sense of deep truth.\" -Anthony McGowan, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Knife That Killed Me\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A new novel by Mal Peet is always something to be eagerly anticipated: finely drawn characters, ambitious storytelling, a broad historical canvas, piercing social critique-and now, much more than in previous novels, a delightfully irreverent streak of humor.\" -Jonathan Hunt, blogger for \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal's\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eHeavy Medal\u003c\/i\u003e blog\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An astonishingly engaging, wonderful, un-put-downable book. His gorgeous writing makes one reread sentences over and over again for the pure joy of experiencing the language.\" -Carol Stoltz, Porter Square Books, Cambridge, MA\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brilliance Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47150328185072,"sku":"2940169611403","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169611403_p0.jpg?v=1763688857","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169611403","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}