{"product_id":"books-son-of-a-critch-by-mark-critch","title":"Son of a Critch","description":"\u003cb\u003eNOW A CBC TELEVISION SERIES\u003cbr\u003e WINNER OF THE MARGARET AND JOHN SAVAGE FIRST BOOK AWARD FOR NON-FICTION\u003cbr\u003e SHORTLISTED FOR THE KOBO EMERGING WRITER PRIZE\u003cbr\u003e LONGLISTED FOR THE RBC TAYLOR PRIZE\u003cbr\u003e SHORTLISTED FOR THE STEPHEN LEACOCK MEMORIAL MEDAL FOR HUMOUR\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A hilarious story of family, getting into trouble, and finding one's place in the world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e What could be better than growing up in the 1980s? How about growing up in 1980s Newfoundland, which-as Mark Critch will tell you-was more like the 1960s. Take a trip to where it all began in this funny and warm look back on his formative years.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Here we find a young Mark trick-or-treating at a used car lot, getting locked out of school on a fourth-floor window ledge, faking an asthma attack to avoid being arrested by military police, trying to buy beer from an untrustworthy cab driver, shocking his parents by appearing naked onstage-and much more.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Best known as the \"roving reporter\" for CBC's \u003ci\u003eThis Hour Has 22 Minutes\u003c\/i\u003e, Mark Critch has photo-bombed Justin Trudeau, interviewed Great Big Sea's Alan Doyle (while impersonating Alan Doyle), offered Pamela Anderson a million dollars to stop acting, and crashed White House briefings. But, as we see in this playful debut, he's been causing trouble his whole life.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSon of a Critch\u003c\/i\u003e captures the wonder and cluelessness of a kid trying to figure things out, but with the clever observations of an adult, and the combination is perfect.","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53672028209425,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780735235083.jpg?v=1781518147","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-son-of-a-critch-by-mark-critch","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}