{"product_id":"murphys-law-for-teens-101-life-principles-for-school-friends-stress-and-everything-that-goes-wrong-9786210651096","title":"Murphy's Law For Teens: 101 Life Principles for School, Friends, Stress, and Everything That Goes Wrong","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThings will go wrong. Here's what to do when they do.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTired of advice from adults who forgot what being a teen actually feels like?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeet \u003cstrong\u003eJ\u003c\/strong\u003e - an 18-year-old who tore his ACL junior year, watched his GPA slide, got ghosted, failed tests he studied for, and survived every sideways moment you're dealing with right now. 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