{"product_id":"unclaimed-but-loud-the-memoir-of-a-shy-and-retiring-boy-who-was-neither-paperback","title":"Unclaimed, But Loud: The Memoir of a Shy and Retiring Boy Who Was Neither - 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\u003eKeith Howard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnclaimed, But Loud: The Memoir of a Shy and Retiring Boy Who Was Neither\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy Keith Howard\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA mischievous, moving, and darkly funny memoir about growing up strange in small-town America-before the fall, before the drugs, before the booze, before it all came apart.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKeith Howard wasn't supposed to be here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdopted at six months old. Fired from Orange Julius for laughing. Arrested three times before he could legally vote. A class clown with a taste for acid, mischief, and burning questions, Keith was the kid who pulled down his pants in kindergarten, who founded a cult (sort of), who nearly bankrupted the Catholic Church by knocking over a font of Holy Water.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut behind the antics was a boy desperate to be seen, to belong, to understand where he came from-and where he might be going.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnclaimed, But Loud is a wildly original coming-of-age memoir told in sharp, self-aware prose with laugh-out-loud lines and gut-punch moments of unexpected grace. It's a story of basements and bonfires, chickadees and shame, dangerous islands and minnow sacrifices. It's about trying to make meaning in a world that never quite makes sense.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore the addiction, before the recovery, before the redemption-there was this. The boy who refused to disappear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor fans of David Sedaris, Mary Karr, and readers who prefer their memoirs with bite, heart, and just enough Holy Water to make you flinch.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 392\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.87 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43694414364807,"sku":"9798998871818","price":20.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/oiXNN6QcYU9798998871818.webp?v=1767282909","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/unclaimed-but-loud-the-memoir-of-a-shy-and-retiring-boy-who-was-neither-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}