{"product_id":"lord-of-the-ralphs-book-john-mcnally-9781938126314","title":"Lord of the Ralphs","description":"\u003cp\u003eI knew kids like Ralph--and they scared me--but none of them had his heart, his humor, or ultimately his entertaining story.--Mitch Albom\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMcNally's writing is so compelling, not to mention funny, that you're often surprised by sudden, more tender moments.--Sarah Dessen\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA serious joy.--Richard Russo\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvery school year was a chance to start all over again, and so while the first seven months of 1978 had sucked, I had high hopes that August would be the beginning of the year not sucking. And because it would be my last year of grade school, I had secretly hoped that eighth grade would be different somehow, that a cute girl from another state would transfer to my school and fall insanely in love with me . . . \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo boys, Hank and Ralph, create moments of outrageous transcendence in this comic novel about adolescence in the 1970s--a time, like today, when adults couldn't be trusted and just getting by was hard work. Amid the clatter of Cheap Trick and Styx, CB radios and \u003ci\u003eCreature Features\u003c\/i\u003e, this novel belts out timeless truths about boyhood, friendship, and redemption. \u003ci\u003eLord of the Ralphs \u003c\/i\u003eis a reincarnation of the author's beloved novel for adults, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Ralph\u003c\/i\u003e, revised and expanded specifically for YA readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn McNally \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of three novels, two short story collections, and two books about writing. He is professor and writer-in-residence at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50394153746705,"sku":"CIN1938126319G","price":7.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50403158229265,"sku":"CIN1938126319VG","price":6.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1938126319.jpg?v=1750965393","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/lord-of-the-ralphs-book-john-mcnally-9781938126314","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}