{"product_id":"9780547940618","title":"The Wanderers","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe “extraordinary” novel of a teenage gang in the 1960s Bronx, by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e–bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eClockers\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Whites\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e The basis for the feature film, \u003ci\u003eThe Wanderers\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of teenagers on the streets of New York City, coming of age and drifting apart. Tormented by cold-hearted girls and cold-blooded ten-year-olds, maniacal rivals and murderous parents, they are caught between juveniles and adults in a gritty novel filled with “switchblade prose” and “dialogue [that] has the immediacy of overheard subway conversation”—from an award-winning author renowned for his writing on HBO’s \u003ci\u003eThe Wire\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Night Of\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as such modern-day classics as \u003ci\u003eLush Life\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBloodbrothers \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “A kind of teenage \u003ci\u003eGodfather\u003c\/i\u003e with its own tight structure of morality, loyalty, survival, and reprisal.” —\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Free Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “The flip side of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Graffiti\u003c\/i\u003e . . . an amalgam of sex, violence, and humor, glued together with superb dialogue and unsentimental sensitivity.” —\u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “A superbly written book . . . insights that allow us—at times force us—to feel closer to other human beings whether we like and approve of them or not.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Houghton Mifflin Harcourt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47123339444464,"sku":"9780547940618","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780547940618_p0.jpg?v=1769896448","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780547940618","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}