{"product_id":"another-first-chance-hardcover","title":"Another First Chance - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobbie Couch\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThey Both Die at the\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eEnd\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eYou've Reached Sam\u003c\/i\u003e, in this heart-stopping speculative young adult novel from \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Robbie Couch that explores all the different ways love can live on after tragedy.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's been a year since eighteen-year-old River Lang's best friend died in a car accident. And every day since, he's had to pass by the depressing billboard that appeared as a result: a texting and driving PSA that reduces Dylan to a cautionary tale and River to the best friend of the dead kid at school. Dylan was so much more than a statistic, though, and River hates that everyone in town seems to have forgotten. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen he's caught improving (a.k.a. vandalizing) Dylan's billboard, River is blackmailed into joining the Affinity Trials--a research study that's observing teens who are \"struggling socially.\" But as soon as he arrives, River's social struggles only worsen as he's thrown together with the last person he wants to spend an entire week with: his ex-best friend and Dylan's former girlfriend, Mavis, who's the only one who knows the truth about the night Dylan died. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDuring the Trials, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eRiver befriends a charming quarterback named Nash, and it doesn't take long for romantic feelings to start bubbling to the surface.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eBut so do bizarre developments within the Trials that make him wonder what researchers are actually studying while monitoring his every move. And when suspicions lead him to a bombshell discovery, River will have to decide just how far he's willing to go for another chance at first love.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobbie Couch writes young adult fiction. \u003ci\u003eIf I See You Again Tomorrow\u003c\/i\u003e, his \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling third novel, has received starred reviews from \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eBulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003c\/i\u003e. Robbie's debut, \u003ci\u003eThe Sky Blues\u003c\/i\u003e, was a Barnes \u0026amp; Noble Young Adult Book of the Year finalist and Junior Library Guild selection. Robbie is originally from small-town Michigan and lives in Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 8.8 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 28, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42683053899839,"sku":"9781665935302","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/48197eb85165604412d98335db6e8aa1.webp?v=1764962419","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/another-first-chance-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}