{"product_id":"head-fake-paperback","title":"Head Fake - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eScott Gordon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eHead Fake\u003c\/em\u003e is about how laughter can save us.\" \u003cstrong\u003e-Chris Rock, comedian, actor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An absorbing, uplifting tale of finding light and self-worth in adversity's darkest depths.\"\u003cstrong\u003e-\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMikey makes everything a joke, even the clinical depression he's struggled with for years. After a run of failed jobs, he becomes the unlikely basketball coach at a high school for high-risk offenders who are experiencing mental illness. The position becomes suddenly available after the team tried to strangle their last coach.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery instinct tells Mikey to get as far away from this school as possible. Coaching these kids, who have been arrested for who-knows-what, would be difficult for a normie. For Mikey, it could cause another breakdown and force him right back to living on the street. But he knows that if he has any chance to make his twenty-sixth birthday, he needs to keep this job, even if the school board wants him fired, and the students would rather fight each other than play ball. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis poignant, hilarious, and sometimes uncomfortable novel proves that even the most damaged of us can emerge victorious.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 330\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.74 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 15, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41910693429383,"sku":"9798990103511","price":18.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/1451ece14e5ecd06a78f83c8937439ed.webp?v=1734078539","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/head-fake-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}