{"product_id":"my-brilliant-idea-and-how-it-caused-my-downfall-isbn-9780544938861","title":"My Brilliant Idea (and How It Caused My Downfall)","description":"\u003cp\u003eMeet fifteen-year-old Jack “The Jackdaw” Dawson, a young man with a serious plan. Daydreaming in class one day, Jack gets an idea he knows can't fail: an app that stops you from daydreaming in class. (Ahem . . . ) Fame, glory, and tons of money seem just around the corner. But Jack runs into some trouble, and suddenly this sure thing doesn’t seem quite so sure. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e      Ricocheting from the absurd to the profound in his first book for teens, Stuart David uses his extraordinary intelligence and wit to tell the story of a boy trying to scheme his way out from under the weight of his parents’ expectations. Readers will root for The Jackdaw from beginning to end. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne brilliant idea. One impossible programmer. What could possibly go wrong?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Scheming Protagonist:\u003c\/b\u003e Meet Jack \"The Jackdaw\" Dawson, an ideas man whose plans have a spectacular habit of going sideways, especially when they involve eccentric programmers and their very specific demands.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHilarious High School Hijinks:\u003c\/b\u003e From getting kicked out of class to sparking a chain of events that involves a school fight, a stolen iPad, and one very awkward nude portrait session.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWitty First-Person Narration:\u003c\/b\u003e Jump inside the head of a fast-talking, quick-thinking teen whose sarcastic commentary on teachers, parents, and pigeons is laugh-out-loud funny.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eParental Expectations vs. Reality:\u003c\/b\u003e The only thing more terrifying than his schemes failing? His parents succeeding. Jack will do anything to avoid a future of either factory work or soul-crushing office life.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"David, cofounder of the band Belle \u0026amp; Sebastian, has woven a Rube Goldberg–esque tale that moves at breakneck speed... Jack himself—equal parts Holden Caulfield and Tristram Shandy—is a delightful maniac to follow, and David’s panache with dialogue and situation comedy is on target.\" \u003cstrong\u003e—Booklist\u003c\/strong\u003e   \"...a delightfully off-kilter high school comedy...\" \u003cstrong\u003e—Publishers Weekly\u003c\/strong\u003e   \"Witty U.K.-flavored phrases—Jack calls his parents' constant bickering the \"Regular Madness\"—will keep readers laughing, and the quick pacing assures they won't get bogged down with all the twists and turns.\" \u003cstrong\u003e—Kirkus\u003c\/strong\u003e    \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clarion Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44890097221861,"sku":"NP9780544938861","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780544938861.jpg?v=1730232533","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/my-brilliant-idea-and-how-it-caused-my-downfall-isbn-9780544938861","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}