{ "item_title" : "The Dad Who Stayed and other stories", "item_author" : [" David Rodeback "], "item_description" : "New and full of surprises. -2025 Utah Book AwardsEvery emotional payoff, whether flash-of-lightning funny or tearfully joyful, is earned through a rich depth of honesty that is the polar opposite of sentimentality. -Darrin McGraw, coauthor of Animal Future.This collection of contemporary short fiction includes a novella with a Father's Day vibe, The Dad Who Stayed, and a dozen short stories.In The Dad Who Stayed (a novella) Joey Robinson and his mom live in part of a house in an early-1970s progressive university town. He never met his dad, who left before Joey was born. When he was old enough to wonder about not having a dad, his mom said it was okay.But when his kindergarten teacher disapproves, and Joey uses his dad as an excuse to run away too, his mom invites a man named Jack into their life. Now Joey wonders: Will he have to start calling this man Dad-and does he want to?Twelve short stories in this collection explore friendship, family, love, memory, and loss in ordinary lives scattered from middle school to old age.Winner of a 2024 Silver Quill Award.A 2025 Utah Book Awards Notable Read.", "item_img_path" : "https://covers4.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/9/79/898/835/9798988351023_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "15.99", "online_price" : "15.99", "our_price" : "15.99", "club_price" : "15.99", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }

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