{"product_id":"the-gospel-according-to-larry-paperback","title":"The Gospel According to Larry - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJanet Tashjian\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter creating a controversial and hugely popular website, teenager Josh Swensen becomes trapped inside his brilliant creation and must find a way to remain anonymous. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eI am lying on my bed doing my homework in Greek and Latin roots for Advanced English. 'Ped' for foot, 'homo' for man, 'nym' for name. I sit with the dictionary in front of me, coming up with as many words as I can to complete the assignment. Pedestrian, homicide, pseudonym . . . I have more than thirty of them. By accident--that's always how these life-changing things happen--I connect two halves that don't seem like a word until I look it up. 'Pseudo, ' false; and 'cide, ' to kill = pseudocide. To pretend to kill (yourself).\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eI stare at the word for a good long time. Homicide, suicide, genocide: these are words you can find in the newspaper every day. But pseudocide . . . now here was something different. My mind wanders from my homework to the blue cotton threads of my bedspread. Pseudocide. A way to start again as someone completely new, a way to burn the old self and try on a new one.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJosh Swensen isn't your average teenager--when he observes America, he sees a powerhouse of consumerism and waste. He's even tried to do something about it, with his controversial start-up website. But when Josh rises to messiah status of the internet world, he discovers that greed and superficiality are not easily escaped. Trapped inside his own creation, Josh feels his only way out is to stage his death and be free of his internet alter-ego, Larry. But this plan comes with danger, and soon Josh finds himself cut off from the world, with no one to turn to for help. In this suspenseful young adult novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Gospel According to Larry\u003c\/i\u003e, Janet Tashjian has written a probing tour-de-force.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJanet Tashjian is the author of many popular novels including \u003ci\u003eMy Life as a Book\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMy Life as a Stuntboy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMy Life as a Cartoonist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLarry and the Meaning of Life\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVote for Larry\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Gospel According to Larry\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFault Line\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMultiple Choice\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTru Confessions\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Santa Monica, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.2 x 5.5 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 July 15, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gospel According to Larry\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.6\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772614672672,"sku":"9781250044389","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/571fdaa7f015c789f14fdf104ee4fb34.webp?v=1780409569","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-gospel-according-to-larry-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}