{"product_id":"the-broke-hearts-paperback","title":"The Broke Hearts - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMatt Mendez\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this \"moving and heartbreaking\" (\u003ci\u003eBCCB\u003c\/i\u003e) follow up to \u003ci\u003eBarely Missing Everything\u003c\/i\u003e, JD and Danny, still reeling from the gutting death of their best friend by police gunfire, grapple with life-changing decisions and the kind of people they want to be, for Juan.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA year after losing their best friend, JD and Danny are still brokenhearted. JD's impetuous decision to join the Air Force only makes him yearn for \"before\" more than ever. Danny, who'd rather paint murals than open a book and certainly never thought of himself as college material, makes the equally impulsive choice to do what Juan will never be able to and enrolls in a community college. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDanny's father, The Sarge, is proud of him for the first time ever for living out Sarge's own dream of being a first-generation college student, but Danny can't shake the thought that it should be Juan, not him. And studying hasn't gotten any easier for him despite his new academic goals. When Danny is on the verge of flunking out and JD gets notified of imminent deployment, the two are forced to confront their shared grief that led them to these paths. Can they learn to live lives that are their own in \u003ci\u003ehonor\u003c\/i\u003e of Juan, rather than \u003ci\u003efor\u003c\/i\u003e him?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike his characters, Matt Mendez grew up in central El Paso, Texas. He received an MFA from the University of Arizona and is the author of the short story collection \u003ci\u003eTwitching Heart \u003c\/i\u003eand young adult novels \u003ci\u003eBarely Missing Everything\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Broke Hearts\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Tucson, Arizona. You can visit him at MattMendez.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.25 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51752941814048,"sku":"9781534404496","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/15a373b47ce373e7f1ea8a4b3e2d8bdc.webp?v=1780008006","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-broke-hearts-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}