{"product_id":"bill-warringtons-last-chance-isbn-9780143119449","title":"Bill Warrington's Last Chance","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Part road odyssey, part coming-of-age tale, King's novel  achieves the exact right balance of humor, redemption, and  reconciliation.\" -\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames King's acclaimed debut novel is a rich multigenerational saga  that soars with compassion and insight into the pain and joy of family  life. Confronted with a diagnosis that threatens his most cherished  memories, Bill Warrington-a monumentally stubborn ex-Marine-hatches a  daring scheme to grab the attention of his three grown children and  patch up their differences. April, his fifteen-year-old granddaughter,  wants nothing so much as to become a rock star on the West Coast,  making her the perfect-and perfectly willing-abductee on a cross- country trip. With the panorama of America as its backdrop, their  adventure becomes an unforgettable journey of discovery and atonement.\u003c\/p\u003e\"Funny and warm and touching...If you think there are lots more than two sides to any story, you should enjoy the expansive view of family life presented in [this] new novel.\" \u003cbr\u003e -Joe Meyers, \u003ci\u003eConnecticut Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Moving.\" \u003cbr\u003e -\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A fascinating novel of family dynamics that will resonate with readers on many levels.\" \u003cbr\u003e -Holly Scudero, \u003ci\u003eSacramento Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eBill Warrington's Last Chance\u003c\/i\u003e turns out to be quite a ride for all the characters involved-and it proves that taking a chance may not turn out exactly as you had planned, but it's darn worth a try.\" \u003cbr\u003e -\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Part road odyssey, part coming-of-age tale, King's novel achieves the exact right balance of humor, redemption, and reconciliation.\" \u003cbr\u003e -\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eBill Warrington's Last Chance\u003c\/i\u003e is full of fascinating things to talk about-like the coming of age of a young girl juxtaposed with an old man's search for redemption, not to mention the touching but unsentimental way they grow to care for each other . . . Perhaps one of the best things you can say about a novel is that the story lingers after you finish it. I have gone on thinking about this one without trying.\" \u003cbr\u003e -Sue Monk Kidd, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Life of Bees\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"This is what reading is about and what a good book is supposed to do.\" \u003cbr\u003e -Sue Grafton, author of the Kinsey Millhone mystery series\u003cb\u003eJames King\u003c\/b\u003e lives in Wilton, Connecticut, with his wife and two children. This is his first novel.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303457837285,"sku":"NP9780143119449","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780143119449.jpg?v=1767722615","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/bill-warringtons-last-chance-isbn-9780143119449","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}