{"product_id":"boy21-9780316127967","title":"Boy21","description":"\u003cb\u003eYou can lose yourself in repetition--quiet your thoughts; I learned the value of this at a very young age.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Basketball has always been an escape for Finley. He lives in broken-down Bellmont, a town ruled by the Irish mob, drugs, violence, and racially charged rivalries. At home, his dad works nights, and Finley is left to take care of his disabled grandfather alone. He's always dreamed of getting out someday, but until he can, putting on that number 21 jersey makes everything seem okay. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Russ has just moved to the neighborhood, and the life of this teen basketball phenom has been turned upside down by tragedy. Cut off from everyone he knows, he won't pick up a basketball, but answers only to the name Boy21--taken from his former jersey number. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As their final year of high school brings these two boys together, a unique friendship may turn out to be the answer they both need.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatthew Quick (aka Q)\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Silver Linings Playbook\u003c\/i\u003e (Sarah Crichton Books \/ Farrar, Straus \u0026amp; Giroux) and three young adult novels, \u003ci\u003eSorta Like a Rock Star\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBoy21\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eForgive Me, Leonard Peacock\u003c\/i\u003e (Little, Brown \u0026amp; Co.). His work has received many honors--including a PEN\/Hemingway Award Honorable Mention--been translated into many languages, and called \"beautiful...first-rate\" by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e. The Weinstein Company and David O. Russell have adapted \u003ci\u003eThe Silver Linings Playbook\u003c\/i\u003e into a film starring Robert De Niro, Bradley Cooper, and Jennifer Lawrence. Matthew lives in Massachusetts with his wife, novelist Alicia Bessette. His website is www.matthewquickwriter.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50603506532626,"sku":"9780316127967","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_10674828-984e-4ac0-bea0-e8417b270d58.jpg?v=1732247296","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/boy21-9780316127967","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}