{"product_id":"9781429996587","title":"Smack","description":"\u003cp\u003eWinner of the 1996 Carnegie Medal in Literature and the Guardian Prize for fiction, two of England's most prestigious awards, Smack tells a penetrating story about heroin use, a topic that is becoming familiar in the news and one of importance to teens everywhere. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story begins with Tar, a fourteen-year-old, who runs away from home. He convinces his girlfriend, Gemma, to come with him, and it is not long before they are engulfed in a loose community of people living in abandoned buildings. Everything seems to be turning out so well: they have a roof over their heads, food to eat, and a brand-new group of friends. And when Tar and Gemma try their first hit of smack, they think life will keep on getting better.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut before long, they find they've lost control. The search for the next hit becomes all-consuming--until a disaster forces Gemma to take matters into her own hands. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInsightful, haunting, and real, \u003ci\u003eSmack \u003c\/i\u003eis the Go Ask Alice of the '90s. It's a book that every teenager should read--then pass along to a friend.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47153973395696,"sku":"9781429996587","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781429996587_p0.jpg?v=1769903991","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781429996587","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}