{"product_id":"long-gone-daddyisbn-9781620917374","title":"Long Gone Daddy","description":"The first time fourteen-year-old Harlan Q met his grandfather, he was laid up on a porcelain prep table at the local funeral home with a grin on his face—like he was getting the last laugh. His will leaves a chunk of money and a Cadillac convertible. The catch? His body must be buried in Las Vegas. With little money, Harlan Q convinces his Bible-thumping father to load the corpse in the back of their station wagon and take the road-trip to honor his grandfather's wishes.  Along the way they pick up Warrior, a Hollywood-bound, Zen-minded actor-in-training. He surprisingly helps Harlan begin to understand his thoughts and life—separate from the thinking of his father—during a covert stop at his late grandfather's bar, Long Gone Daddy's.\"Hemphill strikes a confident balance between deep heartache and sharply irreverent humor.\" --Booklist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[An] impressive debut. . . . Hemphill [is] a writer to watch.\" --Publishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The colorful and comedic travel tale will draw a broad range of readers, while those dealing with their own parental friction will sympathize with Harlan Q's struggles.\" --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003cb\u003eHelen Hemphill\u003c\/b\u003e grew up in Texas and now lives in Austin and Nashville, Tennessee. She is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eRunaround\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Adventurous Deeds of Deadwood Jones\u003c\/i\u003e, which were published to critical acclaim.","brand":"Astra House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305249558757,"sku":"NP9781620917374","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781620917374.jpg?v=1730759869","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/long-gone-daddyisbn-9781620917374","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}