{"product_id":"ten-stories-9780988208629","title":"Ten Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eINSIDE \u003ci\u003eTEN STORIES...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA young girl at the zoo comes face-to-face with a four-hundred-pound gorilla that seems to be in on her guilty secret.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen they steal a bike from a reclusive neighbor's shed, three middle school boys discover a history of tragic loss in their Adirondack town.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA collegiate swimmer who's never been fooled by boys discovers that she's fooled herself over one: the young philosophy professor who swims in the university pool.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen his older cousin meets a seductive woman in a 1969 Thunderbird, a boy gets a revealing look at the thrill of teenage life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA young state trooper carries a diamond ring in his pocket across an Arizona desert highway, hesitant to make his move, until circumstances speed things up.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA veteran literature teacher comes to grips with the true power of final chapters on his last day in the classroom.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAwash in the excitement of a lucrative first job, a fresh-faced college graduate gets a dose of reality on the streets of New York.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSet in varied landscapes, these ten short stories provide glimpses of humanity from a multitude of angles. They tell of men, women, children, and families at different stages of life's journey: beginnings, endings, and stops along the way. Each portrays ordinary people at extraordinary moments - both joyful and tragic - that shape their experience of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaul Cumbo is a high school English teacher and rowing coach. \u003ci\u003ePublisher's Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e called his first book, \u003ci\u003eBoarding Pass\u003c\/i\u003e, \"a tender coming-of-age novel, evocative of \u003ci\u003eA Separate Peace\u003c\/i\u003e.\" He lives in Buffalo, New York with his wife and son.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"One Lane Bridge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52196517150994,"sku":"9780988208629","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_51abc2e1-8b57-49ce-b355-af2f952b02cb.jpg?v=1776151503","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/ten-stories-9780988208629","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}