{"product_id":"joe-speedboat-by-tommy-wieringa-9781925321050","title":"Joe Speedboat","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Frankie Hermans emerges from a coma after 200 days, he knows his life is never going to be the same again. For a start, he can't talk, he can't walk and it's a struggle even to wield a pen. And then there's Joe Speedboat - a boy who arrived in the sleepy village of Lomark like a blazing comet and who's been stirring things up ever since.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhether setting off bombs, racing mopeds or building a bi-plane, Joe has the touch of a magician and the spirit of a daredevil. He also sees a use for Frankie's good right arm beyond writing—as a champion arm-wrestler. Frankie will be strong enough to impress his friends and maybe even win the favour of the gorgeous, golden-haired girl who has them all in a spin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFull of vitality, verve and chutzpah, \u003cem\u003eJoe Speedboat\u003c\/em\u003e tells the fast-paced story of an unlikely friendship between two boys, and of their lightning dash towards adulthood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for Tommy Wieringa:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Highly intelligent ...Wieringa will make you think.'\u003c\/em\u003e – TLS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Poetic, ambitious ...Brave.'\u003c\/em\u003e – The Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Superb ...A bravura performance.'\u003c\/em\u003e – Irish Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46495066587372,"sku":"9781925321050","price":24.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781925321050.jpg?v=1748480179","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/joe-speedboat-by-tommy-wieringa-9781925321050","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}