{"product_id":"luckmonkey-paperback","title":"Luckmonkey - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlysia Constantine\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA punk band's anti-capitalist rebellion clashes with the realities of queer life in Pittsburgh.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy day, Luckmonkey is a struggling punk band playing in record stores and taco joints. By night, its members are anti-capitalist agitators, breaking into homes and businesses, each time stealing one possession and leaving something different in its place. Squatting in an abandoned building, they scrounge a life as a raucous, mismatched family of queer, trans and first-gen social activists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when one of them steals a wind-up monkey toy, things deteriorate into squabbles and bad decisions, until an arrest forces the group to weigh the hard work of political resistance against their individual needs for stability and safety. \u003ci\u003eLuckmonkey\u003c\/i\u003e explores queer identity, found family, and the challenges of balancing ideals with the need for survival. For readers of LGBTQ+ fiction, punk subculture, and stories of social activism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlysia Constantine\u003c\/b\u003e is a critically acclaimed author whose novels blur the line between reality and fantasy, feature luscious prose, and explore complex themes of otherness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 254\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 09, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43779300196415,"sku":"9781945053993","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/samiestore.shop\/products\/luckmonkey-paperback","provider":"Samie","version":"1.0","type":"link"}