{"product_id":"gidget-9780425179628","title":"Gidget","description":"\u003cb\u003eA surfing, boy-crazy teenager comes of age in the summer of 1957 in this classic novel that inspired both movies and television and created an American pop culture icon. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"My English comp teacher Mr. Glicksberg says if you want to be a writer you have to--quote--sit on a window sill and get all pensive and stuff and jot down descriptions. Unquote Glicksberg  I don't know what kind of things he writes but I found my inspiration in Malibu with a radio, my best girlfriends, and absolutely zillions of boys for miles. I absolutely had to write everything down because I heard that when you get older you forget things, and I'd be the most miserable woman in the world if I forgot all about Moondoggie and what happened this summer. I absolutely owe the world my story. (And every word is true. I swear.)\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is Franzie, part Holden Caulfield, part Lolita. The guys call her Gidget--short for girl midget. Based on the experiences of his own daughter, Frederick Kohner's trend-setting novel became an international sensation with an irrepressible heroine whose voice still echoes every thrill, every fear, and every hope that every teenager ever had about growing up. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncludes a Foreword by Kathy Kohner Zuckerman (aka the real Gidget)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrederick Kohner\u003c\/b\u003e (1905-1986) was the author of the Gidget novels, which inspired a series of movies, two television series, three telemovies and a feature-length animated film. He based the title character on his own daughter, Kathy Kohner Zuckerman.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Berkley Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50726080741650,"sku":"9780425179628","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_00706b72-302d-4458-9213-e8ccee6d0a3e.jpg?v=1734853981","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/gidget-9780425179628","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}