{"product_id":"the-big-crunch-isbn-9780545240758","title":"The Big Crunch","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA funny, clear-eyed view of the realities of teenage love from National Book Award winner Pete Hautman.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA funny, clear-eyed view of the realities of teenage love from National Book Award winner Pete Hautman.\u003clt\u003e\u003c\/lt\u003ebr\u003cgt\u003e\u003c\/gt\u003e\u003clt\u003e\u003c\/lt\u003ebr\u003cgt\u003e\u003c\/gt\u003eJen and Wes do not \u003clt\u003e\u003c\/lt\u003es\u003cgt\u003e\u003c\/gt\u003e\"meet cute.\"\u003clt\u003e\u003c\/lt\u003e\/s\u003cgt\u003e\u003c\/gt\u003e They do not \u003clt\u003e\u003c\/lt\u003estrike\u003cgt\u003e\u003c\/gt\u003efall in love at first sight\u003clt\u003e\u003c\/lt\u003e\/strike\u003cgt\u003e\u003c\/gt\u003e. They do not \u003clt\u003e\u003c\/lt\u003es\u003cgt\u003e\u003c\/gt\u003eswoon with scorching desire\u003clt\u003e\u003c\/lt\u003e\/s\u003cgt\u003e\u003c\/gt\u003e. They do not \u003clt\u003e\u003c\/lt\u003estrike\u003cgt\u003e\u003c\/gt\u003ebelieve that they are instant soul mates destined to be together forever\u003clt\u003e\u003c\/lt\u003e\/strike\u003cgt\u003e\u003c\/gt\u003e. This is not that kind of love story.\u003clt\u003e\u003c\/lt\u003ebr\u003cgt\u003e\u003c\/gt\u003e\u003clt\u003e\u003c\/lt\u003ebr\u003cgt\u003e\u003c\/gt\u003eInstead, they just hang around in each other's orbits...until eventually they collide. And even after that happens, they're still not sure where it will go. Especially when Jen starts to pity-date one of Wes's friends, and Wes makes some choices that he immediately regrets.\u003clt\u003e\u003c\/lt\u003ebr\u003cgt\u003e\u003c\/gt\u003e\u003clt\u003e\u003c\/lt\u003ebr\u003cgt\u003e\u003c\/gt\u003eFrom National Book Award winner Pete Hautman, this is a love story for people not particularly biased toward romance. But it is romantic, in the same way that truth can be romantic and uncertainty can be the biggest certainty of all...\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Scholastic Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47814494748901,"sku":"NP9780545240758","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/O_03f6e194-e188-4aa9-a8b1-30c10feb9fd2.jpg?v=1775069580","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-big-crunch-isbn-9780545240758","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}