{"product_id":"book-c9hw","title":"A Short History of the Girl Next Door","description":"\u003cb\u003eGet your tissues ready for this unrequited love story that’s equal parts hilarious and heartbreaking and will appeal to fans of Jennifer Niven, John Green, and Jesse Andrews.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSeriously, how can you see a person nearly every day of your life and never think a thing of it, then all of a sudden, one day, it’s different? You see that goofy grin a thousand times and just laugh. But goofy grin #1,001 nearly stops your heart? \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRight. That sounds like a bad movie already.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Matt Wainwright is constantly sabotaged by the overdramatic movie director in his head. He can’t tell his best friend, Tabby, how he really feels about her, he implodes on the JV basketball team, and the only place he feels normal is in Mr. Ellis’s English class. If this were a movie, everything would work out perfectly. Tabby would discover that Matt’s madly in love with her, be overcome with emotion, and would fall into his arms. Maybe in the rain.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e But that’s not how it works. Matt watches Tabby get swept away by senior basketball star and all-around great guy Liam Branson. Losing Tabby to Branson is bad enough, but screwing up and losing her as a friend is even worse. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e After a tragic accident, Matt finds himself left on the sidelines, on the verge of spiraling out of control and losing everything that matters to him. From debut author Jared Reck comes a fiercely funny and heart-wrenching novel about love, longing, and what happens when life as you know it changes in an instant.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “This story broke my heart and made me laugh and gave me hope—and really, \u003cb\u003ewhat more can you ask of a book\u003c\/b\u003e than that?” —Jennifer E. Smith, author of \u003ci\u003eWindfall \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “In the blink of an eye, \u003ci\u003eA Short History of the Girl Next Door\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003egoes from hilarious to haunting to harrowing to heartbreaking to hopeful and back\u003c\/b\u003e.” —Jeff Zentner, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Serpent King\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGoodbye Days\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003cb\u003ePair this with\u003c\/b\u003e . . . Jeff Zetner’s \u003ci\u003eGoodbye Days\u003c\/i\u003e or \u003cb\u003eAdam Silvera’s\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eHistory is \u003ci\u003eAll You Left Me\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\"—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Recommend this to readers who enjoyed Steven Levenson’s \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDear Evan Hansen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e.\"--VOYA","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49332994113840,"sku":"BDc9hw","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/103535-c9hw-Square.jpg?v=1733861682","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-c9hw","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}