{"product_id":"9780142425008","title":"Grasshopper Jungle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 2015 Michael L. Printz Honor Book\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the 2014 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Raunchy, bizarre, smart and compelling.\" —\u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eGrasshopper Jungle\u003c\/i\u003e is simultaneously creepy and hilarious. Reminds me of Kurt Vonnegut’s in “Slaughterhouse Five,” in the best sense.” —\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the small town of Ealing, Iowa, Austin and his best friend, Robby, have accidentally unleashed an unstoppable army. An army of horny, hungry, six-foot-tall praying mantises that only want to do two things.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the truth. This is history.\u003cbr\u003e It’s the end of the world. And nobody knows anything about it.\u003cbr\u003e You know what I mean.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFunny, intense, complex, and brave, \u003ci\u003eGrasshopper Jungle\u003c\/i\u003e brilliantly weaves together everything from testicle-dissolving genetically modified corn to the struggles of recession-era, small-town America in this groundbreaking coming-of-age stunner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Young Readers Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47011775873264,"sku":"9780142425008","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780142425008_p0.jpg?v=1763656356","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780142425008","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}