{"product_id":"king-of-the-mild-frontier-an-ill-advised-autobiography-9780060502515","title":"King of the Mild Frontier: An Ill-Advised Autobiography","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eALA Best Fiction for Young Adults * \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew York Public Library Books for the Teen Age\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA riveting, scorching--and hilarious--autobiography by the award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eStaying Fat for Sarah Byrnes\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eDeadline\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom trying to impress a member of the girls' softball team (with disastrous dental results) to enduring the humiliation of his high school athletic club initiation (olives and oysters play unforgettable roles), Chris Crutcher's memoir of the tricky road to adulthood is candid, disarming, laugh-out-loud funny, relevant, and never less than riveting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe vividly describes a temper that was always waiting to trip him up even as it sustained him through some of the most memorable mishaps any child has survived. And how did this guy (he lifted his brother's homework through the entire tenth grade) ever become a writer, not to mention the author of fourteen critically acclaimed books for young people?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe frontier may be mild, but the book is not. Fans of Tara Westover's \u003cem\u003eEducated\u003c\/em\u003e, Jack Gantos's \u003cem\u003eHole in My Life\u003c\/em\u003e, and Walter Dean Myers's \u003cem\u003eBad Boy\u003c\/em\u003e will laugh, will cry, and will remember.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Funny, bittersweet and brutally honest. Readers will clasp this hard-to-put-down book to their hearts even as they laugh sympathetically.\"--\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrutcher, Chris:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eChris Crutcher has written nine critically acclaimed novels, an autobiography, and two collections of short stories. Drawing on his experience as a family therapist and child protection specialist, Crutcher writes honestly about real issues facing teenagers today: making it through school, competing in sports, handling rejection and failure, and dealing with parents. He has won three lifetime achievement awards for the body of his work: the Margaret A. Edwards Award, the ALAN Award, and the NCTE National Intellectual Freedom Award. Chris Crutcher lives in Spokane, Washington.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Greenwillow Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50843979448594,"sku":"9780060502515","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4db16726-d410-47a2-a6a3-5582da475b5d.jpg?v=1737305577","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/king-of-the-mild-frontier-an-ill-advised-autobiography-9780060502515","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}