For What It's Worth
by Nathan Pettijohn
This title was previously available on NetGalley and is now archived.
Send NetGalley books directly to your Kindle or Kindle app
1
To read on a Kindle or Kindle app, please add kindle@netgalley.com as an approved email address to receive files in your Amazon account. Click here for step-by-step instructions.
2
Also find your Kindle email address within your Amazon account, and enter it here.
Pub Date Sep 26 2023 | Archive Date Jan 31 2024
Description
The prank pact was meant to be fun.
Now they just want to live through it.
Tulsa, 2006. Jon Ryan and his three best friends spend the final days of their senior year goofing off and taking mushrooms at casino concerts, keeping adulthood at arms’ length as long as possible. To memorialize their time together, they make a pact: one prank per person, per night, on the last week of school.
From subtle psychological torture and glitter bombs to a stolen llama and a dead body in the trunk, what begins as harmless fun escalates into a matter of life and death.
The pranks lead to a head-on collision with their mailbox aficionado principal, their jewel-thief history teacher, and a slew of petty criminals, oil-money gangsters, and the Japanese mob. It’s a hell of a final exam to pass if the boys hope to live till graduation.
A Note From the Publisher
298
ISBN:
Paperback: 979-8-9887424-0-1
Ebook: 979-8-9887424-1-8
RELEASE DATE:
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
PAGE COUNT:
298
ISBN:
Paperback: 979-8-9887424-0-1
Ebook: 979-8-9887424-1-8
RELEASE DATE:
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
Advance Praise
“Sharply funny story of high schoolers whose pranks pit them against the crime world.”
— BookLife
“A fun mashup of youthful rebellion with heartland quirkiness, For What It’s Worth is a nostalgic comic novel in which absurdities abound.”
— Foreword (Clarion)
“Equal parts coming-of-age comedy and crime thriller, Nathan Pettijohn’s FOR WHAT IT’S WORTH combines high school antics with high-stakes action in a delightful faux-memoir.”
— IndieReader
“The author's poetic, flowy English complements his elegant, compelling storyline in the same way that beautiful plates complement a wonderful meal.”
— Tulsa Book Review
“…both engrossing and very funny.”
— Manybooks
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9798988742418 |
| PRICE | $5.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 298 |
Links
Available on NetGalley
Featured Reviews
Caroline L, Librarian
So I took a risk, as there were no reviews yet on goodreads. Sometimes, as in this instance, it pays off. I love a quirky, original storyline with laugh out loud scenes and a good dose of hijinks. It's not all fun and games though. There's drama and a genuine sense of danger too. Different scenes have been cleverly linked to other scenes, creating ripple effects and making for a highly suspenseful and entertaining read.
Many mystery/crime novels start to sound the same, so it is always refreshing to find one that stands out from the crowd. And the addition of humour is always an added bonus.
I will actually be recommending this to the adult readers in our library, rather than the teen readers who it is aimed at, due to the descriptions of frequent drug use.
Veronica G, Reviewer
𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘥!
What a ride, this story is a mix of a little bit of everything, is messy, fun, suspenseful, silly, action-packed and wild. A whodunnit thriller full of shenanigans to keep you entertained from start to finish.
𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 by Nathan Pettijohn released September 25, 2023.
https://www.instagram.com/booksandcoffeemx/
Readers who liked this book also liked:
Christopher Hawkins
General Fiction (Adult), Mystery & Thrillers, Sci Fi & Fantasy
Natalie Babbitt
Children's Fiction, Comics, Graphic Novels, Manga, Middle Grade
