{"product_id":"american-thighs-paperback","title":"American Thighs - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Ellen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePushcart Prize Award-winning author Elizabeth Ellen's \u003ci\u003eAmerican Thighs\u003c\/i\u003e tells the darkly comedic story of a thirty-one-year-old former child star's journey from Hollywood to Elkheart, Indiana, experiencing for the first time the off-screen life of a high school sophomore.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTatum Grant spent the first years of her life on various film sets and locations in Hollywood, never knowing a real childhood, before becoming impregnated by an older, award-winning actor. Fifteen years after his death, experiencing an existential crisis, Tatum leaves Hollywood, her mother and her daughter behind, on a quest to find herself. Posing as a 16-year-old student with the help of her daughter's stolen identification, Tatum uses the talents she learned portraying various film characters to earn a spot on the cheer team, date a football player, and befriend the most popular girl at school.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike Tom Perrota's \u003ci\u003eElection\u003c\/i\u003e, the novel is told through the voices of students and teachers at Dobson High, as well as social media influencers, actors, and celebrity children back in Hollywood, readers follow as Tatum's past catches up with her amidst a cross-country road trip turned police chase.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElizabeth Ellen manifests typical teenage woes into a breathtaking, rib-breaking story of love, loss, and media. \u003ci\u003eAmerican Thighs\u003c\/i\u003e strikes the same chord as \u003ci\u003eHeathers \u003c\/i\u003ebut for the TikTok generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eElizabeth Ellen's writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eHarper's Magazine, FENCE, Post Road, American Short Fiction, McSweeney's, \u003c\/i\u003eamong other publications. She is the author of several books including the novel \u003ci\u003ePerson\/a \u003c\/i\u003eand the story collection \u003ci\u003eHer Lesser Work.\u003c\/i\u003e She is the recipient of a Pushcart Prize for fiction and is the founder and editor of Short Flight\/Long Drive books. She lives in Michigan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 360\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 28, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47262918213881,"sku":"9781960988355","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/rBuOW6yiVa9781960988355.webp?v=1768813717","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/american-thighs-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}