{"product_id":"9780374303457","title":"The Trouble in Me","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis fiery autobiographical novel captures a pivotal week or two in the  life of fourteen-year-old Jack Gantos, as the author reveals the moment  he began to slide off track as a kid who in just a few years would find  himself locked up in a federal penitentiary for the crimes portrayed in  the memoir \u003ci\u003eHole in My Life\u003c\/i\u003e. Set in the Fort Lauderdale neighborhood of his family's latest rental home, \u003ci\u003eThe Trouble in Me\u003c\/i\u003e  opens with an explosive encounter in which Jack first meets his  awesomely rebellious older neighbor, Gary Pagoda, just back from juvie  for car theft. Instantly mesmerized, Jack decides he will do whatever it  takes to be like Gary. As a follower, Jack is eager to leave his old  self behind, and desperate for whatever crazy, hilarious, frightening  thing might happen next. But he may not be as ready as he thinks when  the trouble in him comes blazing to life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis title has Common Core connections.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47125833679088,"sku":"9780374303457","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780374303457_p0.jpg?v=1763690914","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780374303457","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}