{"product_id":"good-kings-bad-kings-9781616203252","title":"Good Kings, Bad Kings","description":"\u003cp\u003eBellwether Award winner Susan Nussbaum's powerful novel invites us into the lives of a group of typical teenagers-alienated, funny, yearning for autonomy-except that they live in an institution for juveniles with disabilities. This unfamiliar, isolated landscape is much the same as the world outside: friendships are forged, trust is built, love affairs are kindled, and rules are broken. But those who call it home have little or no control over their fate. \u003ci\u003eGood Kings Bad Kings\u003c\/i\u003e challenges our definitions of what it means to be disabled in a story told with remarkable authenticity and in voices that resound with humor and spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan Nussbaum\u003c\/b\u003e's plays have been widely produced. Her play \u003ci\u003eMishuganismo\u003c\/i\u003e is included in the anthology \u003ci\u003eStaring Back: The Disability Experience from the Inside Out.\u003c\/i\u003e In 2008 she was cited by the\u003ci\u003e Utne Reader\u003c\/i\u003e as one of \"50 Visionaries Who Are Changing Your World\" for her work with girls with disabilities. This is her first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Algonquin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50642507727122,"sku":"9781616203252","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bbd6daef-5eb9-4c52-b456-7d6447a9c8c9.jpg?v=1733067891","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/good-kings-bad-kings-9781616203252","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}