{"product_id":"k-is-in-trouble-a-graphic-novel-9780316468602","title":"K Is in Trouble (a Graphic Novel)","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn NPR Best Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Visual storytelling at the highest level\" --\u003ci\u003eThe \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eBook Review \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A boy named K must navigate a world of outrageously unkind adults in this hysterical, Kafkaesque middle grade graphic novel, with art reminiscent of James Marshall. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e K is nice, polite, and always does as he's told. K is also always, always in trouble. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e No matter what he does or says, it seems there is someone ready to blame him for everything. K is in trouble for going to school. K is in trouble for staying home. K is in trouble for running an errand, getting sick, or just being thirsty. K gets into trouble with imperious crows, persnickety station agents, bombastic teachers, his own classmates...even one nice fresh carp. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Whether it's his easily annoyed parents or prickly pedestrians on the street, K gets on everyone's bad side...and he didn't even do anything wrong! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Gary Clement takes a unique approach to the absurdities of childhood in this hilarious series opener that reinforces a timeless message: Most adults know less than a talking beetle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGary Clement\u003c\/b\u003e is a Canadian artist, cartoonist, illustrator, and writer. He's the author and illustrator of several children's books, among them \u003ci\u003eThe Great Poochini\u003c\/i\u003e, which earned Canada's Governor General's Literary Award in Children's Literature--Illustration, and most recently illustrated \u003ci\u003eMy Winter City\u003c\/i\u003e, written by James Gladstone. His illustrations have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other newspapers and magazines across North America. \u003ci\u003eK Is in Trouble \u003c\/i\u003eis his debut graphic novel.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Ink","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50593407041810,"sku":"9780316468602","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8124908b-84ec-4480-9578-c7f61fb4ab34.jpg?v=1757421954","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/k-is-in-trouble-a-graphic-novel-9780316468602","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}