{"product_id":"how-all-this-started-paperback","title":"How All This Started - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Fromm\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePete Fromm\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe striking debut novel from award-winning writer Pete Fromm\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAbilene and Austin, a sister and brother frustrated with the small-town Texas life their parents have chosen, turn to each other to escape the story they're all too tired of hearing: their father's unvarying account of How All This Started-how he met their mother then settled down in the middle of nowhere. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePinning her dreams on her younger brother, Abilene becomes dead-set on making Austin a pitching star, a fireballer like Nolan Ryan. Swept up in her irresistible exuberance, they try, with baseball and firearms, to combat the stagnation of the Texas landscape--so fiercely it's uncertain whether either of them will survive Abilene's manic dreams. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIntroducing one of the most memorable female characters in contemporary literature, \u003ci\u003eHow All This Started \u003c\/i\u003eportrays with strength and subtlety the visceral bond between a brother and sister.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePete Fromm\u003c\/b\u003e is the author, most recently, of \u003ci\u003eNight Swimming\u003c\/i\u003e, a critically-acclaimed collection of short stories. He has published over one hundred stories, earning nominations for the Pushcart Prize, among other honors. He lives with his family in Great Falls, Montana.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 324\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.74 x 8.18 x 5.64 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 05, 2001\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 How All This Started\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 4.6\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41885531963527,"sku":"9780312276973","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/70f3328ef7380927cd435075de32f6c9.webp?v=1734080054","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/how-all-this-started-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}