{"product_id":"another-first-chance-9781665935319","title":"Another First Chance","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThey Both Die at the\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eEnd\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eYou've Reached Sam\u003c\/i\u003e, in this \"superb...thought-provoking\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review) speculative young adult novel from \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Robbie Couch that explores all the different ways love can live on after tragedy.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's been one year since eighteen-year-old River Lang's best friend died in a car accident. And every day since, he's had to pass by the depressing billboard that appeared as a result: a texting and driving PSA that reduces Dylan to a cautionary tale. Dylan was so much more than a statistic, though, and River hates that everyone in town seems to have forgotten. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen he's caught improving (a.k.a. vandalizing) Dylan's billboard, River is blackmailed into joining the Affinity Trials--a research study that's observing teens who are \"struggling socially.\" As soon as he arrives though, River is thrown together with the last person he wants to spend an entire week with: his ex-best friend and Dylan's former girlfriend, Mavis, who's the only one who knows the truth about the night Dylan died. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDuring the Trials, River befriends a charming quarterback named Nash, and it doesn't take long for romantic feelings to start bubbling to the surface. But bizarre developments within the Trials make him wonder what the researchers are actually studying as they monitor his every move. And when suspicions lead him to a bombshell discovery, River will have to decide just how far he's willing to go for another chance at first love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobbie Couch writes young adult fiction. \u003ci\u003eIf I See You Again Tomorrow\u003c\/i\u003e, his \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling third novel, has received starred reviews from \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003c\/i\u003e. Robbie's debut, \u003ci\u003eThe Sky Blues\u003c\/i\u003e, was a Junior Library Guild selection. He's also the author of \u003ci\u003eJust the Good Parts\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlaine for the Win\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAnother First Chance\u003c\/i\u003e. Robbie is originally from small-town Michigan and lives in Los Angeles.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51298654486802,"sku":"9781665935319","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_747df281-f821-4312-b494-b5e3ee746723.jpg?v=1747831501","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/another-first-chance-9781665935319","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}