{"product_id":"away-we-go-isbn-9780062238559","title":"Away We Go","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Funny, heart-wrenching, and wickedly smart, \u003cem\u003eAway We Go\u003c\/em\u003e is everything I love best about Emil Ostrovski's writing. This is a great novel!”—Andrew Smith, Printz Honor–winning author of \u003cem\u003eGrasshopper Jungle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith an innovative format that includes interstitial documents, such as flyers, postcards, and handwritten notes, \u003cem\u003eAway We Go \u003c\/em\u003eis an often funny, honest look at the struggles of first love and tragic heartbreak that will resonate with fans of the critically acclaimed \u003cem\u003eGrasshopper Jungle\u003c\/em\u003e, by Andrew Smith, and \u003cem\u003eNoggin\u003c\/em\u003e, by John Corey Whaley.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWesting is not your typical school. For starters, you have to have one very important quality in order to be admitted—you have to be dying. Every student at Westing has been diagnosed with PPV, or the Peter Pan Virus, and no one is expected to live to graduation. What do you do when you go to a high school where no one has a future or any clue how to find meaning in their remaining days?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the author of the acclaimed \u003cem\u003eThe Paradox of Vertical Flight\u003c\/em\u003e, an Indie Next Pick.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“The complex organization of this novel requires careful attention…Even so, brainy readers who want to see just how grim Holden Caulfield would get if he knew he was dying soon will find this to be a pretty accurate approximation.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of the Center for Children’s Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Intellectual boys’ boarding school story meets near-future dystopia in this end-times tale. …Noah and his friends form loving, believably complex relationships…witty.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Noah is a nihilistic existentialist to the world, but inside he’s searching for something to reassure him that he is truly alive. His search for meaning is universal and will resonate with readers beginning to question their future.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A lyrical, raucous narrative interspersed with flyers, posters, and letters…the oscillation between [Noah’s] heartfelt interior thoughts and sometimes careless actions and words is both moving and infuriating-in other words, vividly human. An intelligent, thought-provoking exploration of living in spite of futility.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Greenwillow Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888155914469,"sku":"NP9780062238559","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062238559.jpg?v=1730228281","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/away-we-go-isbn-9780062238559","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}