{"product_id":"convention-a-gen-x-coming-of-age-novel","title":"Convention: A Gen X Coming of Age Novel","description":"It's 1994, and ConCon weekend is the only time Aric Jacobs feels like he belongs.\n\nA self-proclaimed underachiever marooned in remedial English, a class he could teach. Aric spends his week enduring jock bullies, a teacher with a permanently raised middle finger, and the endless indignity of being uncool. But once a year, at the local sci-fi and comic convention, the social order flips. Nerds rule. And this year, Aric has a mission: finally talk to the Elf Girl.\n\nPacked with razor-sharp pop culture references from Star Wars to DS9, D\u0026amp;D to Dinosaur Jr, Convention is an achingly funny, hyper-specific portrait of what it felt like to be a nerd in the American South before nerd culture went mainstream. Joshua King writes with the wry, self-deprecating honesty of someone who lived it, because he did.\n\nFor anyone who ever sat at the wrong lunch table, hid the cover of a fantasy novel, or found their people in the back rooms of a convention hall, this one's for you.\n\n\"Even the lies? Especially the lies.\" — Convention\u003cbr\u003eASIN: B0G5F5ZLZF\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.B0G5F5ZLZF.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:King, Joshua\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43577391808573,"sku":"BVV.B0G5F5ZLZF.G","price":7.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/B0G5F5ZLZF-0.jpg?v=1788643944","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/convention-a-gen-x-coming-of-age-novel","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}