{"product_id":"9780553538052","title":"Too Shattered for Mending","description":"\u003cp\u003e“\u003cb\u003eThe missing link between \u003ci\u003eLooking for Alaska\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWinter’s Bone.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e” —Jeff Zentner, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Serpent King. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“A portrait of the heart and will that's so tragic and beautiful it singes\u003c\/b\u003e. . . . Enough to launch a thousand of those tweets that say 'I'm not crying, \u003ci\u003eyou're\u003c\/i\u003e crying.'\" —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Little” McCardell is doing all he can just to keep it together after the disappearance of his grandfather “Big” and the arrest of his older brother, JT. He’s looking out for his younger cousin, trying to stay afloat in school, working in the town graveyard for extra cash, and in his spare time he's pining after Rowan—the girl JT was dating until he got locked up. When the cops turn up asking questions about Big, Little doesn’t want to get involved in the investigation—he's already got enough to deal with—but he has no choice. Especially not after the sherriff's deputy catches him hunting deer out of season and threatens to prosecute unless he cooperates.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoon Little finds himself drowning in secrets, beholden to the sheriff, to JT, to Rowan, and to Big’s memory, with no clear way out that doesn’t betray at least one of them. And when Little’s deepest secret is revealed, there’s no telling how it could shatter their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“\u003cb\u003eA powerful and uncompromising story\u003c\/b\u003e . . .You will not soon forget Little McCardell or his unwavering spirit.”\u003c\/b\u003e —Kathleen Glasgow, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eGirl in Pieces\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e★ \"A story that is more than the sum of its parts. \u003cb\u003eProof that even in the darkness, there can be light\u003c\/b\u003e.\" —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“A gritty gem of a book.” —\u003c\/b\u003eDavid Arnold, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eMosquitoland\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKids of Appetite\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Children's Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47026572198128,"sku":"9780553538052","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780553538052_p0.jpg?v=1763718653","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780553538052","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}