{"product_id":"in-real-life-9781596436589","title":"In Real Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eA NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom acclaimed teen author Cory Doctorow and rising star cartoonist Jen Wang, \u003ci\u003eIn Real Life\u003c\/i\u003e is a sensitive, thoughtful look at adolescence, gaming, poverty, and culture-clash.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnda loves Coarsegold Online, the massively-multiplayer role playing game that she spends most of her free time on. It's a place where she can be a leader, a fighter, a hero. It's a place where she can meet people from all over the world, and make friends. Gaming is, for Anda, entirely a good thing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut things become a lot more complicated when Anda befriends a gold farmer -- a poor Chinese kid whose avatar in the game illegally collects valuable objects and then sells them to players from developed countries with money to burn. This behavior is strictly against the rules in Coarsegold, but Anda soon comes to realize that questions of right and wrong are a lot less straightforward when a real person's real livelihood is at stake. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title has common Core connections.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCory Doctorow\u003c\/b\u003e is a co-editor of \u003ci\u003eBoing Boing\u003c\/i\u003e and a columnist for multiple publications including the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLocus\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e. He was named one of the Web's twenty-five influencers by \u003ci\u003eForbes\u003c\/i\u003e magazine and a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. His award-winning novel \u003ci\u003eLittle Brother\u003c\/i\u003e was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, and his recent novels include \u003ci\u003eInformation Doesn't Want to Be Free\u003c\/i\u003e (McSweeney's). He lives in London with his wife and daughter. \u003ci\u003eIn Real Life\u003c\/i\u003e is his first graphic novel. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJen Wang\u003c\/b\u003e is an cartoonist and illustrator currently living in Los Angeles. Her works have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eAdventure Time\u003c\/i\u003e comics and \u003ci\u003eLA Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. Her graphic novel \u003ci\u003eKoko Be Good\u003c\/i\u003e was published by First Second. \u003ci\u003eIn Real Life \u003c\/i\u003eis her second book.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"First Second","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50704945545490,"sku":"9781596436589","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4113b686-4982-403d-8c4a-b65b557c8927.jpg?v=1734483761","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/in-real-life-9781596436589","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}