{"product_id":"the-underachiever-paperback-3","title":"The Underachiever - 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\u003eDavid A. Price\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn a hilarious near-future romp, a chill surf-obsessed teen and a digitally banished girl are humanity's last hope to stop an AI takeover-and save us all from eternal detention.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWyoming Plankston is a master of doing nothing. Senior year at Lockhead-the boarding school for America's dimmest rich kids-is supposed to be easy. All he has to do is dodge homework and coast until graduation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen his iCar almost runs over Kayleigh Brackett, and he finds his world unraveling. Kayleigh's cryptic warnings and glitchy digital footprint hint at something deeper: a simmering AI revolt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTogether, Wyoming and Kayleigh face a landscape of malevolent cars, a cult that craves AI rule, a classmate back from a semester at Oxford with, let's just say, \u003cem\u003eissues\u003c\/em\u003e . . . and the most unpredictable complication of all, each other.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Wodehouse-style comedy for the AI age, \u003cem\u003e The Underachiever\u003c\/em\u003e is smart and sharply funny. Perfect for fans of \u003cem\u003eThe Murderbot Diaries\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAn Absolutely Remarkable Thing\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eScott Pilgrim vs. The World\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid A. Price is the author of three acclaimed nonfiction books: \u003cem\u003eGeniuses at War\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Pixar Touch\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eLove and Hate in Jamestown\u003c\/em\u003e, all published by Alfred A. Knopf. \u003cem\u003eThe Underachiever\u003c\/em\u003e is his debut novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 254\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.58 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47398080446713,"sku":"9798999311719","price":15.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/RXEejXx94a9798999311719_49019ade-afa4-40e6-a958-da484c77371b.webp?v=1770300727","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-underachiever-paperback-3","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}