{"product_id":"2940170264681","title":"The Next Great Paulie Fink","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this highly anticipated second novel by the author of the award-winning, best-selling \u003ci\u003eThe Thing About Jellyfish\u003c\/i\u003e, being the new kid at school isn't easy, especially when you have to follow in the footsteps of a classroom prankster like Paulie Fink.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Caitlyn Breen enters the tiny Mitchell School in rural Mitchell, Vermont, she is a complete outsider: the seventh grade has just 10 other kids, and they've known each other since kindergarten. Her classmates are in for a shock of their own: Paulie Fink amp;mdash; the class clown, oddball, troublemaker, and evil genius amp;mdash; is gone this year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs stories of Paulie's high jinks unfold, his legend builds, until they realize there's only one way to fill the Paulie-sized hole in their class. They'll find their next great Paulie Fink through a reality-show-style competition, to be judged by the only objective person around: Caitlyn, who never even met Paulie Fink. Who was this kid, anyway amp;mdash; prankster, performance artist, philosopher, or fool? Caitlyn's quest to understand Paulie is about to teach her more about herself than she ever imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold via multiple voices, interviews, and other documents, \u003ci\u003eThe Next Great Paulie Fink\u003c\/i\u003e is a lighthearted yet surprisingly touching exploration of how we build up and tear down our own myths...about others, our communities, and ourselves.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hachette Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47102387814640,"sku":"2940170264681","price":24.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170264681_p0.jpg?v=1763706538","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170264681","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}