{"product_id":"2940170537464","title":"Palo Alto: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eA fiercely vivid collection of stories about troubled California teenagers and misfitsamp;mdash;violent and harrowing, from the astonishingly talented actor and artist James Franco.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePalo Alto\u003c\/i\u003e is the debut of a surprising and powerful new literary voice. Written with an immediate sense of placeamp;mdash;claustrophobic and ominousamp;mdash;James Franco's collection traces the lives of an extended group of teenagers as they experiment with vices of all kinds, struggle with their families and one another, and succumb to self-destructive, often heartless nihilism. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \"Lockheed\" a young woman's summeramp;mdash;spent working a dull internshipamp;mdash;is suddenly upended by a spectacular incident of violence at a house party.  In \"American History\" a high school freshman attempts to impress a girl during a classroom skit with a realistic portrayal of a slave owner-only to have his feigned bigotry avenged. In \"I Could Kill Someone,\" a lonely teenager buys a gun with the aim of killing his high school tormentor, but begins to wonder about his bully's own inner life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese linked stories, stark, vivid, and disturbing, are a compelling portrait of lives on the rough fringes of youth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Simon amp; Schuster audio production.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47117396508912,"sku":"2940170537464","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170537464_p0.jpg?v=1763711676","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170537464","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}