{"product_id":"9781553807285","title":"The Nothing Club","description":"\u003cb\u003eFour delinquent teens are inadvertently pulled into a criminal investigation that challenges their deepest values and misconceptions.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePoor choices land four outlier teens in summer-time mandatory community service. Deemed good-for-nothing by those who judge, they label themselves The Nothing Club. After inadvertently setting a grass fire with fireworks, Grady is the first to arrive for community service, followed by the walled and tattooed Margaret, the genius Nikki, and the animal-loving Free Throw, who subsequently meet the I-wish-I-were-invisible concession girl, Catherine. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe teens are supervised by the philanthropic and diabetic widow Mrs. Stafford and her maintenance man, Reg - a non-judgmental mentor with an unconventional approach to rehabilitation. But when a small child and Catherine go missing Reg is the prime suspect. The teens are determined to exonerate him and find their missing friend but their well-meaning efforts lead them further into the activities similar to those that landed them in community service in the first place. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFast-paced and energetic, the novel is told from 15-year-old Grady's humorous, often self-deprecating and sometimes-insightful, perspective. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe teens' experiences pave the way for their personal transformations and unlikely, yet profound, friendships. The novel explores the relationship between trauma and self-forgiveness and the multiple ways that people engage in faith and spirituality.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Cathy Beveridge (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Ronsdale Press |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2025-03-28","offer_id":46299073052927,"sku":"9781553807285","price":21.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_ffc45c0d-677d-47e6-85ad-bec98ae2659a.jpg?v=1730481553","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781553807285","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}