{"product_id":"wonder-bread-summer-pb-9780062199553","title":"Wonder Bread Summer PB","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Picaresque, properly funny, unpredictable and altogether irrepressible.\" --Nick Hornby, \u003cem\u003eThe Believer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJessica Anya Blau, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Summer of Naked Swim Parties \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e Mary Jane\u003c\/em\u003e, delivers a darkly hilarious, heartbreaking coming-of-age novel with \u003cem\u003eThe Wonder Bread Summer\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Wonder Bread Summer\u003c\/em\u003e, loosely based on \u003cem\u003eAlice in Wonderland\u003c\/em\u003e, 20-year-old Allie Dodgson has adventures that rival those Alice had down the rabbit hole. Or those of Weeds' Nancy Botwin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAllison is working at a dress shop to help pay for college. The dress shop turns out to be a front for drug dealers. And Allison ends up on the run--with a Wonder Bread bag full of cocaine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a hit man after her, Allison wants the help of her parents. But there's a problem: Her mom took off when Allison was eight; her dad moves so often Allison that doesn't even have his phone number....\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in 1980s California, \u003cem\u003eThe Wonder Bread Summer \u003c\/em\u003eis a wickedly funny and fresh caper that's sure to please fans of Christopher Moore, Carl Hiaasen, and Marcy Dermansky.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jessica Anya Blau\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/28\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.04h x 5.27w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062199553\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/08\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2013 pg. 69\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlau, Jessica Anya:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJessica Anya Blau's\u003c\/strong\u003e novels have been featured on \u003cem\u003eThe TODAY Show\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGood Morning America, \u003c\/em\u003eCNN, and NPR, and in \u003cem\u003eCosmo\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBust\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTime Out\u003c\/em\u003e, Oprah Summer Reads, Oprah Daily, and other national publications. Jessica's books have been translated into many languages and have been optioned for film and television. Her short stories and essays have been published in numerous magazines, journals, and anthologies. Jessica sometimes works as a screenwriter, a ghost writer, and has taught writing at Johns Hopkins University, Goucher College, and The Fashion Institute of Technology. Jessica grew up in Southern California and now lives in New York City. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43174790955123,"sku":"9.78006E+12","price":24.13,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_1983e6ad-8f89-43a6-9294-44e589c4bf43.jpg?v=1751715228","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/wonder-bread-summer-pb-9780062199553","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}