{"product_id":"tales-of-the-madman-underground-9780142417027","title":"Tales of the Madman Underground","description":"\u003cb\u003eMICHAEL L. PRINTZ HONOR BOOK - This gripping coming-of-age novel takes readers on a rollercoaster ride through the chaotic life of a quirky teen and his misfit friends. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Darkly comic . . . as troubled, relevant, relatable and hilarious as J.D. Salinger.\"--\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Rarely will you read something so lovingly vulgar, so fiercely warmhearted, and so exuberantly expansive.\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIf this book was a monologue . . . it would be ****ing censored.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eToday is Wednesday, September 5, 1973. Welcome to the life of Karl Shoemaker, which includes: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- getting through his senior year of high school\u003cbr\u003e- getting out of Lightsburg, Ohio, hole of the world\u003cbr\u003e- trying to lose his virginity\u003cbr\u003e- five jobs\u003cbr\u003e- a dead father\u003cbr\u003e- a seriously unhinged drunk mother\u003cbr\u003e- a house that is basically a litter box\u003cbr\u003e- his membership in the Madman Underground (a group of kids forced, for no apparent reason, to attend group therapy during school hours)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Barnes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Speak\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/06\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.19h x 5.59w x 1.42d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780142417027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.9\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 20\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e130996 \/ Tales of the Madman Underground\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the acclaimed novelist \u003cb\u003eJohn Barnes\u003c\/b\u003e's first book for teenagers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Speak","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45501060644979,"sku":"9780142417027","price":15.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_a4e558f4-c7b0-4cc4-bdce-02cb1f10cd78.jpg?v=1789491077","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/tales-of-the-madman-underground-9780142417027","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}