{"product_id":"punching-bag-tr-by-rex-ogle","title":"Punching Bag TR by Rex Ogle","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\u003eNorton Young Readers\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2023-03-07)\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\u003e224\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781324016236\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e192.78\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e20.83 x 13.97 x 1.42\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA New York Public Library Best Book of 2021\n\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe companion to Rex Ogle’s award-winning \u003ci\u003eFree Lunch\u003c\/i\u003e is a searing account of adolescence in a household torn by domestic violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePunching Bag\u003c\/i\u003e is the compelling true story of a high school career defined by poverty and punctuated by outbreaks of domestic abuse. Rex Ogle, who brilliantly mapped his experience of hunger in \u003ci\u003eFree Lunch\u003c\/i\u003e, here describes his struggle to survive; reflects on his complex, often paradoxical relationship with his passionate, fierce mother; and charts the trajectory of his stepdad’s anger. Hovering over Rex’s story is the talismanic presence of his unborn baby sister.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough it all, Rex threads moments of grace and humor that act as beacons of light in the darkness. Compulsively readable, beautifully crafted, and authentically told, \u003ci\u003ePunching Bag\u003c\/i\u003e is a remarkable memoir about one teenager’s cycle of violence, blame, and attempts to forgive his parents—and himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRex Ogle\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eFree Lunch\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award; \u003ci\u003eAbuela Don’t Forget Me\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for the YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award; \u003ci\u003ePunching Bag\u003c\/i\u003e; and the novel \u003ci\u003eWhen We Ride\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Los Angeles, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":45500230008993,"sku":"BBSNIJ9781324016236","price":22.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9781324052210.jpg?v=1764890727","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/punching-bag-tr-by-rex-ogle","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}