{"product_id":"9780312383695","title":"Cracked Up to Be : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eCracked Up to Be\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Courtney Summers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this young adult novel debut, the story of a girl too smart for her own good who, after one tragic night, decides to reject the popular life in exchange for one of solitude.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePerfect Parker Fadley isn't so perfect anymore.  She's quit the cheerleading squad, she's dumped her perfect boyfriend, and she's failing school.  Her parents are on a constant suicide watch and her counselors think she's playing games…but what they don't know, the real reason for this whole mess, isn't something she can say out loud.  It isn't even something she can say to herself.  A horrible thing has happened and it just might be her fault.  If she can just remove herself from everybody--be totally alone--then everything will be okay...The problem is, nobody will let her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eCracked Up \u003c\/i\u003eTo Be gives you Parker, her world, her friends, straight up, no chaser.  You won't forget her.” —Kathe Koja author of \u003ci\u003eKissing The Bee\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Courtney Summers is a writer who pulls no punches and Parker Fadley is a character you won't forget.  Together, they create a novel that will keep you on edge, turning pages long into the night.” —K.L Going, author of\u003ci\u003e Fat Kid Rules the World\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Told in beautifully rendered, spare, haunting prose...Courtney Summers has written a remarkable debut.  I thought about this one long after I'd reached the end.” —Alyson Noël, author of \u003ci\u003eSaving Zoë \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Summers expertly navigates the dangerous waters of high school, leading her readers on until she reveals the grim secret that led her troubled heroine to the brink of suicide. Fans of Lois Duncan and Christopher Pike will appreciate this dark tale.” —Martha O'Connor, author of \u003ci\u003eBitch Posse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Cracked Up To Be gives you Parker, her world, her friends, straight up, no chaser.  You won't forget her.” —Kathe Koja author of \u003ci\u003eKissing The Bee\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780312383695\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40593181606094,"sku":"9780312383695","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_23de07cf-971c-4502-92bc-fe46248a6f88.jpg?v=1637783364","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780312383695","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}