{"product_id":"9780786888450","title":"The Center of Everything: A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eNow in paperback, Laura Moriarty's breakthrough novel of growing up and growing wise.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003eCritics and readers everywhere stood up and took notice when Laura Moriarty's captivating debut novel hit the stores in June '03. Janet Maslin of the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e praised \u003cem\u003eThe Center of Everything\u003c\/em\u003e as \"warm\" and \"beguiling.\" \u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e compared the scrappy yet tenderhearted Evelyn Bucknow to Scout Finch in \u003cem\u003eTo Kill a Mockingbird\u003c\/em\u003e. It garnered extensive national attention; from \u003cem\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e to the \u003cem\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e, the press raved about the wisdom and poignancy of Moriarty's writing. The Book-of-the-Month Club snatched it up as a Main Selection, as did the Literary Guild. It was a \u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e Summer Reading Pick, a BookSense Top 10 Pick, and a BN.com book club feature title. And still, months after \u003cem\u003eThe Center of Everything's\u003c\/em\u003e original publication date, reviews and features of the book continue to run nationwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a reading group guide bound into the book and a stellar hardcover publication behind it, the paperback edition of \u003cem\u003eThe Center of Everything\u003c\/em\u003e is poised to explode onto the scene again, and Evelyn Bucknow is ready to steal more hearts than ever.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hachette Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47007514755312,"sku":"9780786888450","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780786888450_p0.jpg?v=1769906197","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780786888450","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}