{"product_id":"welcome-to-my-planet-isbn-9780141001777","title":"Welcome to My Planet","description":"Life just isn't The Love Boat for nearly-thirty Shannon, the tongue-in-cheek heroine of \u003cb\u003eWelcome to My Planet\u003c\/b\u003e. Credit cards don't pay themselves, no obvious mate has appeared with her name pinned to his collar, and a job doing new-product research for a fledgling software company doesn't quite make ends meet in the meaning-of-life department. Then there's the loser boyfriend, another boyfriend, her therapist, and unforgettably, Shannon's mom, Flo, with her unrecognizable leftover casseroles and quirky advice for her daughter. In a fit of debt and with a bruised heart, Shannon moves back home to witness the day-to-day tremors of her parents' own marriage. This is a dark-and-light tale-freshly witty and poignant-told by a young woman with a universal touch.Olson's tongue-in-cheek humor makes Planet as quirky and clever as its main character. —\u003cb\u003ePeople\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eA funny, feeling novel...you'll find Olson's coming-of-age chronicle winning and uniquely real. —\u003cb\u003eGlamour\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWitty, warm and delightfully topical. —\u003cb\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the best mother-daughter acts of all time. I stopped reading it only to laugh my head off, quote passages to my friends, and to make it last. —Melissa Bank, author of \u003cb\u003eThe Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShannon Olson, author of \u003cb\u003eWelcome to My Planet\u003c\/b\u003e, has taught creative writing and literature at the University of Minnesota.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302489116901,"sku":"NP9780141001777","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780141001777.jpg?v=1767743758","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/welcome-to-my-planet-isbn-9780141001777","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}