{"product_id":"period-8-paperback","title":"Period 8 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChris Crutcher\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this terrifying and provocative novel by the bestselling and award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eDeadline\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eStaying Fat for Sarah Byrnes\u003c\/em\u003e, a teenage boy tries to uncover what happened to a girl who has vanished from his high school. Was she abducted, or did she run for her life?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul \"The Bomb\" Baum tells the truth. No matter what. It was something he learned at Sunday school. But telling the truth can cause problems, and not just minor ones. And as Paulie discovers, \u003cem\u003efinding\u003c\/em\u003e the truth can be even more problematic. Period 8 is supposed to be that one period in high school where the truth can shine, a safe haven. Only what Paulie and Hannah (his ex-girlfriend, unfortunately) and his other classmates don't know is that the ultimate liar is in their midst. Terrifying, thought-provoking, and original, this novel combines all the qualities of a great psychological thriller with the controversy, ethics, athletics, humor, and raw emotion of a classic Crutcher story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeriod 8. An hour a day. You can hang out. You can eat your lunch. You can talk. Or listen. Or neither. Or both. Nothing is off-limits. The only rule is that you keep it real; that you tell the truth. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeller High senior Paul Baum--aka Paulie Bomb--tells the truth. Not the Wow, that's an ugly sweater variety of truth, but the other kind. The truth that matters. It might be hard. It often hurts. But Paulie doesn't know how \u003cem\u003enot\u003c\/em\u003e to tell it. When he tells his girlfriend Hannah the life-altering, messed-up, awful truth, his life falls apart. The truth can get complicated, fast.\u003c\/p\u003e--School Library Journal\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeriod 8. An hour a day. You can hang out. You can eat your lunch. You can talk. Or listen. Or neither. Or both. Nothing is off-limits. The only rule is that you keep it real; that you tell the truth. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeller High senior Paul Baum--aka Paulie Bomb--tells the truth. Not the \"Wow, that's an ugly sweater\" variety of truth, but the other kind. The truth that matters. It might be hard. It often hurts. But Paulie doesn't know how \u003cem\u003enot\u003c\/em\u003e to tell it. When he tells his girlfriend Hannah the life-altering, messed-up, awful truth, his life falls apart. The truth can get complicated, fast.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 25, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Period.8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.2\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42684177842239,"sku":"9780061914829","price":15.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/f537564f06619e507b942ea3019e9595.webp?v=1764966654","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/period-8-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}