{"product_id":"paranoid-park-paperback-by-blake-nelson","title":"Paranoid Park Paperback by Blake Nelson","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003ePuffin Books\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2008-02-28)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e192\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780142411568\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e185.61\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e20.85 x 13.77 x 1.27\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the heart of a bustling city lies a mysterious skateboard park that hides a dark secret. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe inspiration for the major motion picture directed by Gus Van Sant (\u003ci\u003eMy Own Private Idaho, Good Will Hunting\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMilk\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Nelson breaks new ground with this psychological thriller tracing the chilling consequences of an impulsive act of violence.”—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Nonstop page turning until the surprising conclusion.”—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[This novel] examines the chasm separating moral responsibility from the eternal damnation of keeping a horrible secret.”—\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eIt’s called Paranoid Park for a reason. It’s an outlaw skatepark where Streeters rule and Preps enter at their own risk. But when one Prep braves the scene alone, he gets mixed up in a fight that leaves someone dead. In the sleepless nights that follow, he decides to call the police. Then doesn’t. He decides to tell his dad. But can’t. Desperate and scared, he puts off making any decision at all. Maybe no one will ever find out. But when a cop appears at his school wanting to question skaters, the pressure begins to build . . . and whether he wants to or not, he’ll have to come to a decision he can live with forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBlake Nelson\u003c\/b\u003e grew up in Portland, Oregon. His first love was books but he spent several years in his teens and twenties playing in bands.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBlake's first writing job was at \u003ci\u003eDetails\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, where he wrote short humor pieces on the slacker lifestyle. His fiction remained unpublished until \u003ci\u003eSassy Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e (cool girl magazine from the 90s) began publishing excerpts from his first novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese excerpts generated enough response to get his first novel GIRL published by Simon and Schuster. GIRL (1994) has since been translated into six foreign languages and was made into a feature film.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter GIRL, Blake published two more adult novels, EXILE (1997) and USER (2001). In 2003 he decided to try a Young Adult novel, (a book specifically for teens) and wrote THE NEW RULES OF HIGH SCHOOL. Since then he has published five YA novels, NEW RULES, ROCKSTAR SUPERSTAR, PROM ANONYMOUS, GENDER BLENDER, and PARANOID PARK.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis books have won numerous awards and continue to be translated around the world. A TV movie for GENDER BLENDER is currently in development at Nickelodeon. And PARANOID PARK, is being made into a film by Gus Van Sant and MK2 Productions.\u003cbr\u003eBlake Nelson currently lives with his wife in Brooklyn, NY.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46552225317025,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780142411568","price":16.5,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780142411568.jpg?v=1781702557","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/paranoid-park-paperback-by-blake-nelson","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}