{"product_id":"toxic-shock-and-other-family-gatherings-9781068840708","title":"Toxic Shock and Other Family Gatherings","description":"\u003cp\u003eTen darkly funny stories that explore hoser culture, coming of age in gravel pits, and parenting in the Sixth Extinction from author and filmmaker Jude Klassen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stories of Toxic Shock and Other Family Gatherings span the country, three decades, and multiple incarnations of their common protagonist, Kerry Wiebe. In the tragically funny \"Big-Snouted Dog\" Kerry is terrified and flattered as she is crudely singled out as the Crotch of the Day by an older teen at a basement NYE party. In the poignant \"The Not-So-Secret Secret Life of Angus McFee\" Kerry discovers her ex-boyfriend has fathered a secret baby when the infant is thrust into her arms by the triumphant mother. \"Pride of Alaska\" takes Kerry into the belly of a low-rent ocean liner as an apprentice to the popular girls while they fend off the middle-aged crew on their field trip to visit the fish factories of the northwest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaised in the wilds of BC by a practicing Catholic mother and an ex-Mennonite father, Kerry is the baby, and lone left-leaner, in a large, messy family. From her redneck beginnings in the lush, claustrophobic Fraser Valley to the smog, gridlock, and glamour of Toronto, Kerry continues her struggle to evolve in a world bent on self-destruction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-17330133\"\u003eJude Klassen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Judecast Productions Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/30\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 114\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.24d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781068840708\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1068840706\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC000000\"\u003eGeneral\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Judecast Productions Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47359212257517,"sku":"9781068840708","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_044b6eb6-71d1-403a-98dc-b3c0a9cae0d3.jpg?v=1731673939","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/toxic-shock-and-other-family-gatherings-9781068840708","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}