{"product_id":"crux-isbn-9780593714188","title":"Crux","description":"\u003cb\u003e“Insanely big-hearted.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Electric.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Tender, immersive, and thrilling.\" —Gabrielle Zevin, author of \u003ci\u003eTomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"One of the best novels I’ve ever read about friendship.” —Stephen King, #1 bestselling author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this story of intense friendship and grit, two down-and-out teens escape their lives and chase a different future through rock-climbing -- from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eMy Absolute Darling\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDan and Tamma are two teenagers in their last year of high school in the southern Mojave Desert. One is a gifted golden child, the other a mouthy burnout. Climbing boulders in trash-strewn parking lots during cold desert nights, they seal their unique bond and dream of a life of adventure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the year progresses and adult reality looms, they are rocked by change and pulled apart by irreconcilable obligations. Differences of class, talent, and prospects take on new importance; options dwindle, and their decisions grow ever more consequential and perilous. It feels inevitable, finally, that something must give.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith a magnificent gift for nature writing and a joyful appreciation for the redemptive power of friendship, Gabriel Tallent gives readers a rollicking, adrenaline-filled, and soul-searching novel about risking everything to change your life.\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for \u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eCrux:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“Rowdy, electric…Tallent is skilled in animating the whiplash of teenage emotion… the way he executes the conclusion is thrilling, propulsive and earned.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Tallent’s project strides forward with poetic guns blazing… insanely bighearted.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Taut and engrossing…\u003ci\u003eCrux\u003c\/i\u003e recalls the best recent novels that have drilled deep into the physical and emotional damage of life on America’s lower rungs.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eCrux\u003c\/i\u003e pulsates with ambition, intensity, passion for the natural world, and devotion to life’s biggest questions.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Climbing nuts especially will devour this ode to impossible dreams and the transformative power of friendship.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePeople  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This tense and staggering tale of rock climbing and family demons from Tallent explores the cost of following one’s dreams… It’s a towering coming-of-age saga packed with muscle and heart.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Thrilling, well-turned… he consistently has his eye on the existential questions that climbing metaphorizes, such as how to balance independence with responsibility and what constitutes a meaningful life goal…A sharp novel about youth in conflict with dreams, nature, and reality.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eKirkus \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Downright transcendent.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e–\u003ci\u003eClimbing Magazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“A gorgeous love letter to the power of dreams and friendship.”\u003cb\u003e \u003cbr\u003e–\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eCrux\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the best novels I’ve ever read about friendship between a young man and a young woman. It’s also exciting and tension-filled. Sharply written and full of controlled emotion.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—#1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Stephen King\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I can't remember the last time I cared about fictional characters as desperately as I came to care about the beautiful, hilarious and courageous teenage protagonists of \u003ci\u003eCrux\u003c\/i\u003e. This book is like nothing else — it's an unconventional love story; a merciless portrait of Americans who live (literally) on the edge; and an adrenalized, heart-stopping, action-adventure ride of the highest stakes. At the center of it all beats a pure and sincere heart. I absolutely loved this book and will never forget it.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—#1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Elizabeth Gilbert\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A breathtaking, thrilling and unforgettable story of friendship, of hopes and dreams against a reality so harsh it broke my heart. I won’t forget Tamma and Dan. I adored Crux, it is everything you could want in a book.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Chris Whitaker, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of\u003ci\u003e All the Colors of the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I wasn't seeking a novel about the intense platonic friendship between two young rock climbers, but here \u003ci\u003eCrux\u003c\/i\u003e is, and she’s a beauty. Everything, it turns out, is rock climbing. \u003ci\u003eCrux \u003c\/i\u003eis tender, immersive, and thrilling, with memorable characters—not just the main ones either—who feel unruly and fully alive. Gabriel Tallent depicts the natural world and the existential difficulties of being a human within it, with depth and grace.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Gabrielle Zevin, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eTomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eGabriel Tallent\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eMy Absolute Darling\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller and a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book, as well as a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and the John Leonard Prize.","brand":"Riverhead Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233057812709,"sku":"NP9780593714188","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780593714188.jpg?v=1767724310","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/crux-isbn-9780593714188","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}