{"product_id":"nothing-janne-teller-paperback","title":"Nothing -- Janne Teller, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThis modern-day \u003ci\u003eLord of the Flies\u003c\/i\u003e is a haunting existential novel, both award-winning and and provocative. Now in paperback as part of the Atheneum Collection!\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Nothing matters.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"From the moment you are born, you start to die.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The Earth is 4.6 billion years old. You'll live to be a maximum of one hundred. Life isn't worth the bother!\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo says Pierre Anthon when he decides there is no meaning to life, leaves his seventh-grade classroom, climbs a plum tree, and stays there. His friends and classmates cannot get him to come down, not even by pelting him with rocks. So to prove to him that there is a meaning to life, they set out to give up things of importance, challenging one another to make increasingly serious sacrifices. The pile is started with a lifetime's collection of Dungeons \u0026amp; Dragons books, a fishing rod, a pair of green sandals, a pet hamster--but then, as each demand becomes more extreme, events take a morbid twist. And what if, after all these sacrifices, the pile is still not meaningful enough to bring Pierre Anthon down?\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Janne Teller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Atheneum Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3\/20\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.49 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.26\" H x 5.89\" L x 0.6\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781442441163\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Uncle Jon's Book Factory","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47022624374938,"sku":"9781442441163","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/3015\/4138\/files\/9781442441163_94e7f535-da2c-48f7-962e-674cac459fa5.jpg?v=1777894411","url":"https:\/\/unclejonsbookfactory.com\/products\/nothing-janne-teller-paperback","provider":"Uncle Jon's Book Factory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}