{"product_id":"9781469282589","title":"Life: An Exploded Diagram","description":"\u003cp\u003eClem, a working-class boy living in government-assisted housing, and Frankie, the daughter of a wealthy landowner, must keep their relationship secret. If it’s discovered, their world will be blown apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut unknown to them, President John F. Kennedy and the Russian leader, Nikita Khruschev, are shaping up to do just that—blow the world apart—as the two leaders fight over a small island in the Caribbean Sea, leading up to the events that will later be known as the Cuban Missile Crisis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Frankie and Clem, “time, like everything else, is against them.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his most brilliant and ambitious novel yet, Mal Peet portrays the shattering power of love and the ricocheting effect of war through generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Witty, super-smart, heartbreakingly generous, it’s so good, you almost want to keep it a secret.” -Patrick Ness, author of the award-winning Chaos Walking series\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eLife: An Exploded Diagram\u003c\/i\u003e is Mal Peet’s finest work to date, by turns hysterically funny, sad, poignant, bitter, and rude, but always with that unfakeable sense of deep truth.” -Anthony McGowan, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Knife That Killed Me\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A new novel by Mal Peet is always something to be eagerly anticipated: finely drawn characters, ambitious storytelling, a broad historical canvas, piercing social critique—and now, much more than in previous novels, a delightfully irreverent streak of humor.” -Jonathan Hunt, blogger for \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal’s\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eHeavy Medal\u003c\/i\u003e blog\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An astonishingly engaging, wonderful, un-put-downable book. His gorgeous writing makes one reread sentences over and over again for the pure joy of experiencing the language.” -Carol Stoltz, Porter Square Books, Cambridge, MA\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brilliance Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47028248543472,"sku":"9781469282589","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781469282589_p0.jpg?v=1763699484","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781469282589","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}