{"product_id":"back-roads-paperback","title":"Back Roads - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTawni O'Dell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFunny and heartbreaking, this \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling debut perfectly captures the maddening confusion of adolescence and the prickly nature of family with irony and unerring honesty. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHarley Altmyer should be in college having the time of his life. He should be free from the backwards Pennsylvania coal town he calls home, with its lack of jobs and no sense of humor. Instead, he's constantly reminded of just how messed up everything is... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHarley's mother is in prison for killing his father, so he's in charge of bringing up his younger sisters and working two jobs to pay the bills--and that doesn't leave a lot of time for distractions. But lately, he's getting more and more sidetracked by lusting after Callie Mercer, his middle-aged neighbor. As he struggles to keep it together, things begin to spin out of control. Soon Harley finds that as shattered as his family is, there are still more crushing surprises in store. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"In Harley, O'Dell has created a hero who's heartbreakingly believable; like Holden Caulfield, he uses caustic humor to hide his pain. Readers will care very much about him and his future, if indeed he has one.\"--\u003ci\u003eSt. Petersburg Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTawni O'Dell\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of six novels, including \u003ci\u003eBack Roads\u003c\/i\u003e, which was an Oprah's Book Club pick, a Book-of-the-Month Club Main Selection, and is now a major motion picture. She is also a contributor to several anthologies, including \u003ci\u003eBecoming Myself: Reflections on Growing Up Female\u003c\/i\u003e. Her works have been published in more than forty countries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Back Roads\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.9\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42091405967495,"sku":"9780451212450","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/273b79de42fe03449d4ccddf17ad39e4.webp?v=1732291723","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/back-roads-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}