{"product_id":"leaving-richards-valley-hardcover","title":"Leaving Richard's Valley - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Deforge\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen a group of outcasts have to leave the valley, how will they survive the toxicity of the big city?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard is a benevolent but tough leader. He oversees everything that happens in the valley, and everyone loves him for it. When Lyle the Raccoon becomes sick, his friends--Omar the Spider, Neville the Dog, and Ellie Squirrel--take matters into their own hands, breaking Richard's strict rules. Caroline Frog rats them out to Richard and they are immediately exiled from the only world they've ever known. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael DeForge's \u003ci\u003eLeaving Richard's Valley\u003c\/i\u003e expands from a bizarre hero's quest into something more. As this ragtag group makes their way out of the valley, and then out of the park and into the big city, we see them coming to terms with different kinds of community: noise-rockers, gentrification protesters, squatters, and more. DeForge is idiosyncratically funny but also deeply insightful about community, cults of personality, and the condo-ization of cities. These eye-catching and sometimes absurd comics coalesce into a book that questions who our cities are for and how we make community in a capitalist society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael DeForge\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1987 and has written eight books including \u003ci\u003eAnt Colony\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFirst Year Healthy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBig Kids\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSticks Angelica\u003c\/i\u003e. He has been a celebrity judge for the Midland Buttertart Festival. He is currently on a treadmill.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.7 x 6.9 x 7.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 02, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770225918240,"sku":"9781770463431","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/293d442156c3254887cf28ac4db051f0.webp?v=1780367244","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/leaving-richards-valley-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}