{"product_id":"downers-grove-9780802137937","title":"Downers Grove","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis dark tale of a high school girl's coming of age in modern suburbia is \"an electrifying portrayal of adolescent angst\" from the author of Bongwater (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDowners Grove\u003c\/i\u003e is the haunting and tender story of Chrissie Swanson, a high school senior for whom graduating has become a matter of life or death. She's an unusual girl in an ordinary town. But when jocks are out to destroy her life in increasingly unsettling ways, and her high school seems to be cursed with a series of untimely deaths, you can't blame her for being a little paranoid. Meanwhile, her mother's sex life is overshadowing her own; her brother never leaves the basement; and her best friend Tracy is hornier than a Prince song--all of which leaves her eccentric grandmother as the only source of wisdom in a rapid downward spiral.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Chrissie tries to take control of the events that shape her life, she finds the events taking control of her, until she is finally cornered by choices with everlasting consequences. Full of humor, wit, and the sacrilegious worldview of a savvy teenager, \u003ci\u003eDowners Grove\u003c\/i\u003e paints a searing portrait of the American dream in all its broken glory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Hornburg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grove Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/06\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.56w x 0.64d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802137937\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e35283 \/ Downers Grove\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Hornburg\u003c\/b\u003e's first novel, \u003ci\u003eBongwater\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in eight countries and made into an independent film. He currently writes for \u003ci\u003eThe Portland Mercury\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Grove Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45440016056435,"sku":"9780802137937","price":18.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_643c9f2b-ae16-49a8-aef5-5b3d36e725fe.jpg?v=1788440313","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/downers-grove-9780802137937","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}