{"product_id":"nick-pope-summer-of-88-paperback","title":"Nick Pope: Summer of '88 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristopher Stanton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRaymond Klecker\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTeenage Nick Pope - born with prominent birthmarks around his eyes and bullied because of them - quits his therapist and starts writing and drawing in his diary again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Nick is offered a solo gallery show of his art, he's forced to face internal and familial demons. Does Nick have the courage to draw self-portraits? Will his family stay together, even though his sister gets a job with the doomed Michael Dukakis campaign and his father refuses to show money-making films at his single-screen theater? And more immediately for Nick, are his feelings for fellow artist Max real - and does that mean he's gay?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTracy Chapman, Jean Michel-Basquiat and The Last Temptation of Christ all play a part as Nick makes his way through the life-changing summer of 1988.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 142\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 10 x 8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 24, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44606179377287,"sku":"9798234068880","price":19.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/WecrLIkAzK9798234068880.webp?v=1778878212","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/nick-pope-summer-of-88-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}