{"product_id":"the-life-and-times-of-benny-alvarez-9780062215963","title":"The Life and Times of Benny Alvarez","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Peter Johnson\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: HarperCollins\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: HarperCollins\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Social Themes - Friendship\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Back Cover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003enegative, \u003cem\u003eadjective\u003c\/em\u003e (1) characterized by lacking positive attributes; (2) Benny Alvarez\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003econtrary, \u003cem\u003eadjective\u003c\/em\u003e (1) stubbornly opposed or willful; (2) Benny Alvarez\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efamily, \u003cem\u003enoun\u003c\/em\u003e (1) any group of persons closely related by blood or marriage; (2) Mom, Dad, Irene, Benny, Crash, Grandpa Alvarez, and Gloria\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elove, \u003cem\u003enoun\u003c\/em\u003e a feeling of warm personal attachment or deep affection\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eloss, \u003cem\u003enoun\u003c\/em\u003e (1) the state of being deprived of or of being without something that one has had; (2) something that is lost; (3) death, or the fact of being dead\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEveryone thinks Benny Alvarez is Mr. Negativity. According to Benny, he's just realistic about seeing the \"other side\" of things--when it comes to almost everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut maybe there's a different way to deal with the things Benny can't control--like his ailing grandfather, his wild younger brother, and the know-it-all girls at school.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this poignant novel about acceptance, Benny Alvarez will have to decide . . . is the glass half empty or half full?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45354970579095,"sku":"9780062215963","price":795.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780062215963.webp?v=1767670318","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-life-and-times-of-benny-alvarez-9780062215963","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}