{"product_id":"kind-of-a-big-deal-by-shannon-hale","title":"Kind of a Big Deal by Shannon Hale (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\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.” ―NPR\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom Shannon Hale, bestselling author of Austenland, comes Kind of a Big Deal: a story that will suck you in―literally.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere's nothing worse than peaking in high school. Nobody knows that better than Josie Pie.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, her life keeps imploding. Best friend: distant. Boyfriend: busy. Mom: not playing with a full deck? Desperate to escape, Josie gets into reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLiterally. She reads a book and suddenly she's inside 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s alarming. But also . . . kind of amazing?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWill Josie find a story so good that she just stays forever?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Next Chapter Books \u0026 Bookmobile","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45241255362697,"sku":"9781250206251","price":6.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/6087\/8729\/files\/9781250206251.jpg?v=1770483729","url":"https:\/\/www.nextchapterbookmobile.com\/products\/kind-of-a-big-deal-by-shannon-hale","provider":"Next Chapter Books \u0026 Bookmobile","version":"1.0","type":"link"}