{"product_id":"crash-and-burn-isbn-9780062112910","title":"Crash and Burn","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMajor streaming series coming soon to Hulu\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStarring in the Hulu adaptation of this cult bestseller: Alex Fitzalan, Alex Wolff, Sebastian Chacon, and Camila Perez.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn April 21, 2008, Steven \"Crash\" Crashinsky saved more than a thousand people when he stopped his classmate David Burnett from taking their high school hostage armed with assault weapons and high-powered explosives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou likely already know what came after for Crash: the nationwide notoriety, the college recruitment, and, of course, the book deal. What you might not know is what came before: a story of two teens whose lives have been inextricably linked since grade school, who were destined, some say, to meet that day in the teachers' lounge of Meadows High.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd what you definitely don't know are the words that Burn whispered to Crash right as the siege was ending, a secret that Crash has never revealed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil now.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eWhat you know: On April 21, 2008, Steven \"Crash\" Crashinsky saved more than a thousand people when he stopped his classmate David Burnett from taking their high school hostage armed with assault weapons and high-powered explosives. What you don't know: the words that burn whispered to crash right as the siege was ending, a secret that crash has never spoken of.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil now.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Michael Hassan has written a darkly funny story about a school shooting.  I didn’t know it was possible but I knew it was brave.  Thankfully, he pulls it off.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNed Vizzini, author of It's Kind of a Funny Story and The Other Normals\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Sprawling, messy, vulgar, sexy, irreverent, violent, bighearted, harrowing. These are just a few of the many adjectives about to be hurled in the direction of this roaring freight train of a debut… Gutsily conceived, written, and edited, this is, quite simply, a great American novel.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[Crash and Burn] is a must-read for teens and adults alike who want to understand the lack of empathy that permeates contemporary culture; it offers no answers, but the mirror it does present may be chilling enough to awaken readers to the costs of not getting it right.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Crash and Burn is more than just a coming of age story. Dealing with the expectations of heroism, ADD, broken families and just getting by during adolescence, this story is not only timely but a necessary read. Hassan lifts the veil of what we as a society want to believe teenagers are doing from what they actually are.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiz Kossnar, Teenreads.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clarion Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888075829477,"sku":"NP9780062112910","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062112910.jpg?v=1730228092","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/crash-and-burn-isbn-9780062112910","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}