{"product_id":"2940170510184","title":"Thanks for the Trouble","description":"Tommy Wallach, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the \"stunning debut\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review) \u003ci\u003eWe All Looked Up\u003c\/i\u003e, delivers a brilliant new novel about a young man who overcomes a crippling loss and finds the courage to live after meeting an enigmatic girl.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Was this story written about me?\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eI shrugged.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\"Yes or no?\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eI shrugged again, finally earning a little scowl, which somehow made the girl even \u003c\/i\u003emore\u003ci\u003e pretty.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\"It's very rude not to answer simple questions,\" she said.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eI gestured for my journal, but she still wouldn't give it to me. So I took out my pen and wrote on my palm.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I can't\u003ci\u003e, I wrote. Then, in tiny letters below it: \u003c\/i\u003eNow don't you feel like a jerk?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eParker Santé hasn't spoken a word in five years. While his classmates plan for bright futures, he skips school to hang out in hotels, killing time by watching the guests. But when he meets a silver-haired girl named Zelda Toth, a girl who claims to be quite a bit older than she looks, he'll discover there just might be a few things left worth living for.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFrom the celebrated author of \u003ci\u003eWe All Looked Up\u003c\/i\u003e comes a unique story of first and last loves.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47098473677040,"sku":"2940170510184","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170510184_p0.jpg?v=1763711078","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170510184","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}