{"product_id":"wishin-and-hopin-a-novel","title":"Wishin' and Hopin': A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e“This book is a bonbon for any baby boomer. . . . Lamb gets Felix’s voice just right, and he does a spot-on job of evoking the special joys and trials of parochial school in the ‘60’s…Put a bow on this book and warm somebody’s heart.” — St. Petersburg Times\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWally Lamb, the beloved #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Hour I First Believed, I Know This Much Is True, and She’s Come Undone, delivers a holiday treat with Wishin’ and Hopin’—an unforgettable novella that captures the warmth and joy of the holiday season.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's 1964. LBJ and Lady Bird are in the White House, Meet the Beatles is on everyone’s turntable, and ten-year-old Felix Funicello (distant cousin of the iconic Annette!) is doing his best to navigate fifth grade—easier said than done when scary movies still give you nightmares and you bear a striking resemblance to a certain adorable cartoon boy. But there are several things young Felix can depend on: the birds and bees are puzzling, television is magical, and this is one Christmas he’s never going to forget.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePoignant and hilarious, in a vein similar to Jean Shepherd’s A Christmas Story and David Sedaris’s The Santaland Diaries, Lamb’s Christmas tale focuses on a feisty parochial school fifth grader named Felix Funicello—a distant cousin of the iconic Annette!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Novel Bloom","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50665489858866,"sku":"9780061941016","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0919\/9714\/3346\/files\/9780061941016.jpg?v=1764339715","url":"https:\/\/thenovelbloom.com\/products\/wishin-and-hopin-a-novel","provider":"The Novel Bloom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}