{"product_id":"9780743257770","title":"The Book of Ralph","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll of us need a Ralph in our lives.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChicago, 1978. Hank Boyd, a solid B+ student, a good kid, wants eighth grade to be his special year. But when Ralph, an oddball troublemaker who ' s been held back twice, gets the idea that he and Hank are pals, Hank's year devolves into an odyssey as frightening as it is hilarious.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohn McNally, acclaimed author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTroublemakers,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edeftly portrays the astonishing, sometimes terrifying world of adolescence in 1970s America: The adult world becomes increasingly untrustworthy, the economy plummets, and families seem to be falling apart, yet the two boys manage to create their own small moments of transcendence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt once wary and full of wonder, Hank and Ralph will win your heart with their outrageous, poignant, and occasionally scary antics -- and they will teach you something about the ties that bind us together, hold us back, and redeem us.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John McNally","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":47699056722141,"sku":"9780743257770","price":8.25,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/6860\/1821\/files\/607051.jpg?v=1774368703","url":"https:\/\/thenextchaptergp.com\/products\/9780743257770","provider":"The Next Chapter  -  Books, Puzzles and Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}