{"product_id":"9780615899602","title":"Bad Taste In Men","description":"Have you ever felt like even Mother Theresa has got more game than you?\u003cp\u003eIf you have, you'd be in the same boat as geeky, awkward metalhead Nova Porter. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBad Taste In Men\u003c\/i\u003e follows Nova from her prepubescent years through young adulthood and her attempts at getting dudes to dig her. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJuggling self-esteem issues, small town outsider status, and questionable taste in guys, Nova is looking for love in all the wrong places - like the food court at the mall. Nova's circle of friends and her strange(ly) endearing family more than make up for what her love life lacks. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlong the way, Nova alternately plays the roles of hero and villain, mastermind and stooge; picking up far more valuable life lessons than numbers for her little black book. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne part chick lit for tomboys and one part \u003ci\u003eFreaks and Geeks\u003c\/i\u003e for kids who came of age in the mid-'90s, \u003ci\u003eBad Taste In Men\u003c\/i\u003e is loaded (like a freight train) with pop cultural references and crude humor. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom getting laughed at by your crush to being stood up (twice!) by a guy with one eye, \u003ci\u003eBad Taste In Men\u003c\/i\u003e showcases the humor and humiliation that accompanies the search for love (or at least \"like\") as a small-town teenage outcast, managing to wring heart-warming sweetness from angsty adolescent memories - and jokes about barf and poop.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Delightfully Dysfunctional Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50075754594544,"sku":"9780615899602","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780615899602_p0.jpg?v=1784732411","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780615899602","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}