Thanks for the Trouble

Name: Thanks for the Trouble
Brand: Simon & Schuster Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Tommy Wallach
ISBN: 9781442397804

Author: Tommy Wallach

Narrator: Francisco Pryor Garat

Unabridged: 6 hr 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio

Published: 02/23/2016

Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Social Themes, Disabilities

Synopsis

A unique story about first—and last—loves from the celebrated and bestselling author of We All Looked Up.

Parker Santé hasn’t spoken a word in five years. While his classmates plan for bright futures, he skips school to hang out in hotels, killing time by watching the guests. But when he meets a silver-haired girl named Zelda Toth, a girl who claims to be quite a bit older than she looks, he’ll discover there just might be a few things left worth living for.

About Tommy Wallach

Tommy Wallach is the author of the Anchor & Sophia trilogy, Thanks for the Trouble, and the New York Times bestselling We All Looked Up, which has been translated into over a dozen languages. His writing has appeared in McSweeney’s, Tin House, Wired, and other magazines, and he is a MacDowell Fellow. He was signed to Decca Records as a singer-songwriter, and has independently released two full-length albums, including We All Looked Up: The Album, a companion record to his first novel. He currently lives in Los Angeles, where he recently opened up his first escape room, and is working on bringing his novels to various sorts of screens. Grok more at TommyWallach.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Emily May

I stopped talking after my dad died,I wrote, then prepared myself for the usual things people said after I told them that. “What a remarkably asinine thing to do.” That was not one of the usual things. I can predict right here and now what will be the one leading criticism for this book. It will most......more

Goodreads review by Emily

It’s been a while since I read a book in a day! I actually ended up enjoy this way more than I expected! It was a quick fun read with some serious topics mixed in there. The female character can definitely be seen as a manic pixie girl but it still worked for me. Also I enjoyed the short stories that......more

Goodreads review by Lala

Ack. This was just my cup of tea.......more

Goodreads review by Gabby

4.5 stars “Love is the exception to the law of diminishing returns.” This book is like a breath of fresh air. It's so different from anything I've ever read. This book follows 17 year old Parker who is a mute thief, and he also happens to be Latino. In order to communicate he carries around a journal......more

Goodreads review by PattyMacDotComma

4.5★ I don’t know why I decided to read this book, but I was thoroughly engaged by this 17-year-old, reclusive high school boy who stopped speaking after his Colombian father died in a car crash. But Parker writes. So he’s a mute Latino who plays chess and writes stories. Not exactly Mr Popularity. H......more