{"product_id":"kind-of-a-big-deal","title":"Kind of a Big Deal","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"So many strange and wonderful things happen at every twist and turn, you'll be happy to wander with Josie . . . Each book she descends into seems to teach her something, and even if it's not obvious where the story is going, we're in it for the long haul.\" --\u003ci\u003eNPR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom Shannon Hale, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eAustenland\u003c\/i\u003e, comes \u003ci\u003eKind of a Big Deal\u003c\/i\u003e: a story that will suck you in--literally. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere's nothing worse than peaking in high school. Nobody knows that better than Josie Pie. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe was kind of a big deal--she dropped out of high school to be a star! But the bigger you are, the harder you fall. And Josie fell. Hard. Ouch. Broadway dream: dead. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeanwhile, her life keeps imploding. Best friend: distant. Boyfriend: busy. Mom: not playing with a full deck? Desperate to escape, Josie gets into reading. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLiterally. She reads a book and suddenly she's \u003ci\u003einside\u003c\/i\u003e it. And with each book, she's a different character: a post-apocalyptic heroine, the lead in a YA rom-com, a 17th century wench in a corset. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's alarming. But also . . . kind of amazing? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's the perfect way to live out her fantasies. Book after book, Josie the failed star finds a new way to shine. But the longer she stays in a story, the harder it becomes to escape. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWill Josie find a story so good that she just stays forever?","brand":"Square Fish","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51936597803239,"sku":"9781250206251","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_04d78005-7da1-4089-8898-1b564c9f25be.jpg?v=1774981309","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/kind-of-a-big-deal","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}