{"product_id":"kritzerland-paperback","title":"Kritzerland - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBruce Kimmel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTen-year-old Benjamin Kritzer is back. Having survived his Martian parents (thus far), having survived a broken heart (when the nine-year-old love of his life, Susan Pomeroy, moved to Canada), and having survived the Bad Men, Benjamin has a whole new slew of adventures to deal with in \u003ci\u003eKritzerland\u003c\/i\u003e. They include the horrifying prospect of going to junior high school (and the more-horrifying prospect of having to wear a jockstrap in Gym class), visiting the new amusement park, Pacific Ocean Park, where he finally gets to visit his parents' home planet on the Flight to Mars ride, meeting The Three Stooges, visiting a movie set at Paramount Studios, going to St. Louis, dealing with his psychotic brother and \"What is it, fish?\" grandfather, and, most importantly, meeting his first real friend, Paul Daley. The story of that close and endearing friendship is hilarious and touching, and the portrait of growing up in the magical city that was Los Angeles in the late 1950s is vivid and razor-sharp, and will make you feel like you've taken a time machine back to another wonderful, more innocent era.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBruce Kimmel has had a long and varied career. He wrote, directed and starred in the cult movie hit, \u003ci\u003eThe First Nudie Musical\u003c\/i\u003e. He performed those same duties on his second film \u003ci\u003eThe Creature Wasn't Nice\u003c\/i\u003e (aka \u003ci\u003eNaked Space\u003c\/i\u003e), with Leslie Nielsen, Cindy Williams and Patrick Macnee. He also co-created the story for the hit film, \u003ci\u003eThe Faculty\u003c\/i\u003e, directed by Robert Rodriguez. As an actor, Mr. Kimmel has guest-starred on most of the long-running television shows of the Seventies, including \u003ci\u003eHappy Days, Laverne and Shirley, The Partridge Family, The Donny and Marie Show\u003c\/i\u003e and many others. Since 1993, Mr. Kimmel has been one of the leading producers of theater music on CD, having produced over one hundred and twenty-five albums. He was nominated for a Grammy for producing the revival cast album of \u003ci\u003eHello, Dolly!\u003c\/i\u003e and his album with jazz pianist Fred Hersch, \u003ci\u003eI Never Told You\u003c\/i\u003e, was also nominated for a Grammy. He created the critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eLost In Boston\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUnsung Musicals\u003c\/i\u003e series, has produced solo albums for Petula Clark, Helen Reddy, Liz Callaway, Laurie Beechman, Paige O'Hara, Christiane Noll, Judy Kaye, Judy Kuhn, Brent Barrett, Jason Graae, Randy Graff, Emily Skinner and Alice Ripley, and has worked with such legends as Lauren Bacall, Elaine Stritch and Dorothy Loudon. He has also produced many off- Broadway and Broadway cast albums, including the hit revival of \u003ci\u003eThe King and I\u003c\/i\u003e, starring Lou Diamond Philips and Donna Murphy, \u003ci\u003eThe Best Little Whorehouse In Texas\u003c\/i\u003e starring Ann-Margret and \u003ci\u003eBells Are Ringing\u003c\/i\u003e starring Faith Prince. He is currently at work directing a new film, and he has adapted \u003ci\u003eThe First Nudie Musical\u003c\/i\u003e for the stage. Mr. Kimmel lives in California, where he was born and raised.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 250\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.76 x 8.94 x 5.16 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 05, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42718209507391,"sku":"9781410728845","price":23.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/9c2429f7e59429c452fe70e4d310927c.webp?v=1765081117","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/kritzerland-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}