{"product_id":"2940170097715","title":"Boy Swallows Universe: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn utterly wonderful debut novel of love, crime, magic, fate, and a boy¿s coming of age, set in 1980s Australia and infused with the originality, charm, pathos, and heart of \u003ci\u003eExtremely Loud and Incredibly Close\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe mind can take you anywhere you want to go.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEli Bell¿s life is complicated. His father is lost, his mother is in jail, and his stepdad is a heroin dealer. The most steadfast adult in Eli¿s life is Slim amp;mdash; a notorious felon and national record holder for successful prison escapes amp;mdash; who watches over Eli and August, his silent genius of an older brother.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExiled far from the rest of the world in Darra, a seedy suburb populated by Polish and Vietnamese refugees, this 12-year-old boy with an old soul and an adult mind is just trying to follow his heart, learn what it takes to be a good man, and train for a glamorous career in journalism. Life, however, insists on throwing obstacles in Eli¿s path amp;mdash; most notably Tytus Broz, Brisbane¿s legendary drug dealer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the real trouble lies ahead. Eli is about to fall in love, face off against truly bad guys, and fight to save his mother from a certain doom amp;mdash; all before starting high school.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA story of brotherhood, true love, family, and the most unlikely of friendships, \u003ci\u003eBoy Swallows Universe\u003c\/i\u003e is the tale of an adolescent boy on the cusp of discovering the man he will be. Powerful and kinetic, Trent Dalton¿s debut is sure to be one of the most heartbreaking, joyous, and exhilarating novels you will experience.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47179475714288,"sku":"2940170097715","price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170097715_p0.jpg?v=1763701801","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170097715","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}