{"product_id":"life-is-funny","title":"Life Is Funny","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the outside, they're simply a group of urban teenagers. But from the inside, they're some of the most complex people you'll ever meet. There's Eric, fiercely protective of his brother Mickey-but he has a secret that holds together his past and future. Sonia, struggling to live the life of a good Muslim girl in a foreign America. Gingerbread and Keisha, who fall in love despite themselves. Life Is Funny strips away the defenses of one group of teenagers living today, right now-and shows their unbearably real lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"First novelist Frank breaks new ground with a realistic, lyrical novel about eleven teens in Brooklyn now . . . Their talk is painful, rough, sexy, funny, fearful, furious, gentle. Each chapter, each vignette within a chapter, builds to its own climax, and the stories weave together to surprise you.\" (Booklist, starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An astounding first effort.\" (Kirkus Reviews, pointer review)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ingram","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50702711128263,"sku":"P44595S","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0077\/9010\/0553\/files\/marissasbooksandgifts-9780142300831-life-is-funny-1259811979.jpg?v=1790210079","url":"https:\/\/marissasbooks.com\/products\/life-is-funny","provider":"Marissa's Books \u0026 Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}