{"product_id":"boy-paperback-3","title":"Boy - 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\u003eBrent Van Staalduinen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWINNER of the Kerry Schooley Book Award\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA story as magical as it is real, that asks, if you could stop and restart time for a second chance, would you?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBoy's final year of high school is unraveling. Fast. He had it all worked out, from crushing his final exams to military school to a career in the air force. But his family's tragic past and its complicated present have caught up to him, and his marks are slipping, jeopardizing all of his plans.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Boy befriends Mara, a homeless man who can seemingly stop and restart time at will, he has to weigh his family's needs and his own conscience against the potential contained within Mara's mysterious and powerful gift. And he soon realizes the hardest truths about time: the past can't be undone, memories are as fragile as moments, and the future rarely turns out like we think it will.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrent van Staalduinen is the author of the novel \u003ci\u003eSaints, Unexpected\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the winner of the Bristol Short Story Prize, \u003ci\u003eFiddlehead\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Short Fiction Award, and the Lush Triumphant Literary Award. Brent lives in Hamilton, Ontario.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 20, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47266552414457,"sku":"9781459745889","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/6TcfVwQ-q9781459745889.webp?v=1768851966","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/boy-paperback-3","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}