{"product_id":"how-to-be-manly-9780692286838","title":"How to Be Manly","description":"\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eHow to Be Manly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I have found a new hero in Matty Sullivan, and a new favorite writer in Maureen Wanket. \u003ci\u003eHow To Be Manly\u003c\/i\u003e is more than a coming-of-age story--it's a gritty quest full of heart. Buy two copies of this book--one to read and one to give to someone you love. I couldn't put it down. Neither will you.\"\u003cbr\u003e --Jodi Angel, author of \u003ci\u003eYou Only Get Letters From Jail \u003c\/i\u003e(Tin House Books, 2013)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eHow to be Manly\u003c\/i\u003e is an amazing book, and I absolutely love it. It's smart and funny and Matt Sullivan is a wonderful character-totally believable and indelibly likable. I would and will recommend it to anyone.\"\u003cbr\u003e --Tricia Stirling, author of \u003ci\u003eWhen My Heart Was Wicked\u003c\/i\u003e (Scholastic Press, coming 2015)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Readers of all ages will laugh and cry as Matt Sullivan learns \u003ci\u003eHow To Be Manly\u003c\/i\u003e. Maureen O'Leary Wanket has written a beautiful and engaging first novel.\"\u003cbr\u003e --Vanessa Diffenbaugh, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Language of Flowers\u003c\/i\u003e (Ballantine Books, 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Fatty Matty Sullivan finds a self-help book by former football great Tad Manly at a yard sale, he secretly starts following the old pro's advice to get in shape and get the girl. Summer goals: lose the milkshake weight, join the football team, and turn himself into the kind of guy super hot Cassie Bale will love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut between taking care of his grandfather, trying to pass remedial Algebra, and getting caught up in his friend Jester's half-baked weed-dealing schemes, Matty's summer isn't quite the game-changer he'd planned. When on top of it all his dad moves back in with his own plans to get rich quickly, Matty suddenly has much bigger things to worry about than football and whether or not Cassie's going to call him back. And it turns out that there might be more to being manly than he thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaureen O'Leary Wanket's debut is a sharp, comic novel about trying to do the right thing... even when you're not sure what that is.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maureen O'Leary Wanket\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Giant Squid Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/05\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 356\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.99h x 5.00w x 0.79d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780692286838\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2014 pg. 148\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaureen O'Leary Wanket is a writer and teacher living in Sacramento, California with her husband and two daughters. How to Be Manly was inspired by the humor and courage of the students she's met in her classrooms over the past twenty years. She loves high school football, but only when she happens to teach at least half of the players on the field. Her short stories have appeared in Esopus, Xenith, Fiction at Work, Blood and Thunder, Musings on the Art of Medicine, and Prick of the Spindle. Maureen writes articles about issues in education for local and national publications.  How to Be Manly is Maureen's first published novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Giant Squid Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40094063689843,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":16.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_dbd753ed-4678-4b28-88a4-004ceb3373e6.jpg?v=1652884131","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/how-to-be-manly-9780692286838","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}