{"product_id":"tales-of-the-madman-underground-9780142417027","title":"Tales of the Madman Underground","description":"\u003cb\u003eMICHAEL L. PRINTZ HONOR BOOK • This gripping coming-of-age novel takes readers on a rollercoaster ride through the chaotic life of a quirky teen and his misfit friends.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Darkly comic . . . as troubled, relevant, relatable and hilarious as J.D. Salinger.”—\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Rarely will you read something so lovingly vulgar, so fiercely warmhearted, and so exuberantly expansive.”—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eIf this book was a monologue . . . it would be ****ing censored.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eToday is Wednesday, September 5, 1973. Welcome to the life of Karl Shoemaker, which includes: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• getting through his senior year of high school\u003cbr\u003e• getting out of Lightsburg, Ohio, hole of the world\u003cbr\u003e• trying to lose his virginity\u003cbr\u003e• five jobs\u003cbr\u003e• a dead father\u003cbr\u003e• a seriously unhinged drunk mother\u003cbr\u003e• a house that is basically a litter box\u003cbr\u003e• his membership in the Madman Underground (a group of kids forced, for no apparent reason, to attend group therapy during school hours)","brand":"Penguin Young Readers Group","offers":[{"title":"STANDARD","offer_id":58306380956035,"sku":"9780142417027","price":15.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0907\/8456\/3587\/files\/9780142417027.jpg?v=1782112859","url":"https:\/\/shopcomics.eu\/products\/tales-of-the-madman-underground-9780142417027","provider":"Shop Comics EU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}