{"product_id":"book-d6zb","title":"Obviously","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A refreshingly funny and blisteringly unsentimental coming-of-age memoir.\" -\u003cb\u003eJohn Green, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eTurtles All The Way Down \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Fault in Our Stars\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Akilah Hughes's world, family-and life-are often complicated, but always funny. Through intimate and hilarious essays, Akilah takes readers along on her journey from the small Kentucky town where she was born-and eventually became a spelling bee champ and 15-year-old high school graduate-to New York City, where she took careful steps to fulfill her dream of becoming a writer and performer. Like Tiffany Haddish's \u003ci\u003eThe Last Black Unicorn\u003c\/i\u003e or Mindy Kaling's \u003ci\u003eIs Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?\u003c\/i\u003e for the YA set, Akilah pens revealing and laugh-out-loud funny essays about her life, covering everything from her racist fifth grade teacher, her struggles with weight and acne, her failed attempts at joining the cheerleading team, how to literally get to New York (hint: for a girl on a budget, it may include multiple bus transfers) and exactly how to \"make it\" once you finally get there.","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49328333717808,"sku":"BDd6zb","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/d6zb-Square-cover.jpg?v=1776323177","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-d6zb","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}