{"product_id":"9780553538106","title":"This is the Part Where You Laugh","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"So real it hurts.\"—David Arnold, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eMosquitoland. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFans of Matt de la Pena will be captivated by this summer-in-the-life of a teenage guy growing up in a trailer park in Eugene, Oregon.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eTravis never gives up.\u003cbr\u003e Not when his mom takes off.\u003cbr\u003e Not when he gets suspended from basketball.\u003cbr\u003e Not when he cracks four ribs jumping off a bridge to impress a girl.\u003cbr\u003e Not when he and his best friend Creature get into trouble deeper than they know how to handle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom acclaimed author Peter Brown Hoffmeister comes a painfully-funny, sometimes-crushing story of growing up, making mistakes, and pressing on, against the odds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In my mind the best storytellers walk that high tight wire between tragedy and comedy. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis Is the Part Where You Laugh \u003c\/i\u003eis exactly the part where you laugh. And ache. This is a \u003ci\u003ereally\u003c\/i\u003e good book!\u003c\/b\u003e\"—Chris Crutcher\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \"A courageous novel. Incandescent and unflinching.\" \u003c\/b\u003e—Jeff Zentner, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Serpent King\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A raw offbeat novel with an abundance of honesty and heart.\" \u003c\/b\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Hoffmeister crushes it. \u003cb\u003eThere is blood and truth on every page\u003c\/b\u003e.\" —Estelle Laure, author of \u003ci\u003eT\u003ci\u003ehis Raging Light\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Children's Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47026572296432,"sku":"9780553538106","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780553538106_p0.jpg?v=1763718564","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780553538106","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}