{"product_id":"book-dcrl","title":"Late to the Party","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom author Kelly Quindlen comes a poignant and deeply relatable story about friendship, self-acceptance, and what it means to be a Real Teenager. \u003ci\u003eLate to the Party\u003c\/i\u003e is an ode to late bloomers and wallflowers everywhere.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeventeen is nothing like Codi Teller imagined.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe’s never crashed a party, never stayed out too late. She’s never even been kissed. And it’s not just because she’s gay. It’s because she and her two best friends, Maritza and JaKory, spend more time in her basement watching Netflix than engaging with the outside world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo when Maritza and JaKory suggest crashing a party, Codi is highly skeptical. Those parties aren’t for kids like them. They’re for cool kids. \u003ci\u003eStraight\u003c\/i\u003e kids.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut then Codi stumbles upon one of those cool kids, Ricky, kissing another boy in the dark, and an unexpected friendship is formed. In return for \u003ci\u003enever\u003c\/i\u003e talking about that kiss, Ricky takes Codi under his wing and draws her into a wild summer filled with late nights, new experiences, and one really cute girl named Lydia. The only problem? Codi never tells Maritza or JaKory about any of it. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Macmillan Audio production from Roaring Brook Press\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49372987294000,"sku":"BDdcrl","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD [40]","offer_id":49372987392304,"sku":"40dcrl","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/300221-dcrl-Square.jpg?v=1734733916","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-dcrl","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}