{"product_id":"promising-young-man-paperback","title":"Promising Young Man - 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\u003eElias Axel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"POWERFUL\" \"RAW\" \"PAGE-TURNER\" \"AS HUMOROUS AS IT IS HEARTFELT\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWITTY, DEFIANT OSCAR TELLS AN UNFORGETTABLE STORY OF A MISUNDERSTOOD, MISTAKE-RIDDLED TEEN. OF LOSING HIS SENSE OF WONDER. OF CHASING A LIE ACROSS AMERICA. OF DISCOVERING THE POWER OF SECOND CHANCES.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOscar Danielsson isn't ready for the real world-yet. 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