{"product_id":"good-kids-9781439136607","title":"Good Kids","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe critically acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Nerd\u003c\/i\u003e makes his fiction debut with this romantic tragicomedy about a teenage boy and girl who discover his dad is having an affair with her mom. For readers of Chad Harbach and Jennifer Egan, and fans of filmmakers like Noah Baumbach.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAt fifteen, Josh Paquette and Khadijah Silverglate-Dunn catch Josh's father and Khad ijah's mother kissing in a natural foods store.\u003c\/b\u003e As both of their families fall apart, the teenagers sign a pact never to cheat on anyone, ever. They have no problem keeping the vow--until they meet again at twentyeight, both struggling with career and identit y, and both engaged to other people. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAcclaimed author Benjamin Nugent's fiction debut is a hilarious, sad, handsomely plotted story of love and class. Stylistically adventurous but always accessible, Nugent trains a keen ear on the vernaculars of Generation Y and the baby boomers, as the young and middle-aged try to decide what parenting, background, and loyalty mean in an America struggling to redefine virtue.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNugent, Benjamin:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eBenjamin Nugent\u003c\/b\u003e's nonfiction has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003en+\u003c\/i\u003e1, and his fiction has appeared in \u003ci\u003eTin House\u003c\/i\u003e. He holds an MFA in fiction from the Iowa Writers' Workshop, where he was an Iowa Arts fellow. Director of Creative Writing at Southern New Hampshire University, he teaches fiction and nonfiction in its MFA and undergraduate programs. He grew up in Amherst, Massachusetts.","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52196537860370,"sku":"9781439136607","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_09a92b36-0ddd-463e-ab32-8dfb346e1648.jpg?v=1776152921","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/good-kids-9781439136607","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}