{"product_id":"the-whitaker-boys-presale","title":"The Whitaker Boys -PreSale","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere are three Whitaker boys.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEveryone who knows the family knows there are really four.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrayson, Bennett, and Holden Whitaker have spent their lives doing what brothers do best: tormenting one another relentlessly, creating just enough chaos to keep life interesting, and making absolutely certain nobody outside the family gets away with doing the same.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThen there’s Tripp Avery.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBennett’s best friend has been around so long that no one remembers exactly when he stopped being a guest. He knows the Whitaker traditions, has a place at their table, joins the family for summers at the lake, and gives as good as he gets when the brothers turn on one another. Somewhere along the way, Tripp simply became the fourth Whitaker.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrayson is the oldest. Bennett is the middle. And Holden—the bookish, funny, quietly observant youngest brother—is beginning high school with something important to tell his family.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe’s gay.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor Holden, coming out means finally allowing the people he loves most to know all of him. For his brothers, the response is considerably simpler: Holden is still Holden. He’s still their little brother. And anyone who has a problem with him will now have Grayson and Bennett to answer to.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat none of them expects is Tripp.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBecause sometime during the year and a half that follows, Bennett’s best friend begins to see his best friend’s little brother differently.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt happens slowly.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThrough school days and family dinners. Practical jokes and changing friendships. Quiet conversations and growing pains. And finally, during a second unforgettable summer at the lake, when something that has been changing between Holden and Tripp becomes impossible for either of them to ignore.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Whitaker Boys\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a warm, funny coming-of-age story about three brothers, the boy who became their fourth, and a first love that grows quietly inside a family where teasing is practically a love language—and showing up for one another is never optional.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Whitakers will pick on each other more than anyone else ever could.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThey’ll also love each other more fiercely than anyone else ever will.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e*The cover is still pending with the designer and will likely look different at release than the image here.  Expected release date is January 15, 2027.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Zan Hough Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54736592011488,"sku":null,"price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0794\/5220\/9376\/files\/WhitakerBoysSmallIconTextOnly.png?v=1788908432","url":"https:\/\/zanhough.com\/products\/the-whitaker-boys-presale","provider":"Zan Hough Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}