{"product_id":"drift-9780312309954","title":"Drift","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn explosive, fierce, and lyrical novel, set in the barrios of San Antonio and Los Angeles, from an electrifying new voice in American fiction\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt sixteen, Robert Lomos has lost his family. His father, a Latin jazz musician, has left San Antonio for life on the road as a cool-hand playboy. His mother, shattered by a complete emotional and psychological breakdown, has moved to Los Angeles and taken Robert's little brother with her. Only his iron-willed grandmother, worn down by years of hard work, is left. But Robert's got a plan: Duck trouble, save his money, and head to California to put the family back together. Trouble is, no one believes a delinquent Mexican American kid has a chance--least of all, Robert himself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWrenching and wise, \u003ci\u003eDrift \u003c\/i\u003egives an unflinching vision of the menace of adolescence, the hard edge of physical labor, and the debts we owe to family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Manuel Luis Martinez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.21h x 5.43w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312309954\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/27\/2003 pg. 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2003 pg. 848\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2003 pg. 169\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoice of Youth Advocates\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2004 pg. 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eALA Best Books Young Adults\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2004 pg. 1282\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eManuel Luis Martinez\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor of American literature at Indiana University. His novella, \u003ci\u003eCrossing\u003c\/i\u003e, was selected as one of the ten outstanding books by a writer of color by the PEN American Center. He lives in Bloomington, Indiana.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39955415203955,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":18.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_c233a3ed-248c-4c62-a589-768a7400e4bd.jpg?v=1648651426","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/drift-9780312309954","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}