{"product_id":"bodaciously-true-totally-awesome-episode-i-bad-boy-9781965999011","title":"Bodaciously True \u0026 Totally Awesome: Episode I, Bad Boy","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eComing-of-age and teen romance collide in a bodacious and authentic journey through the 1980s...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn February 1986, once-invisible sophomore Avery \"Ace\" Craig suddenly becomes the most magnetic guy at Hancock High. Armed with a Walkman and mixtapes packed with everything from A-Ha to ZZ Top, Avery charges toward manhood with confidence, charisma, and a genius IQ-but has no clue how to handle what's next.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring a school trip to D.C., Avery shakes hands with President Reagan, gets a glimpse of his future, and has a sexual awakening, setting off a chain reaction. Girls notice him, his hormones detonate, and his friends are clueless. With no adults to turn to, Ace must navigate the thrilling, terrifying terrain alone-with only a Boy Scout Handbook, his instincts, and a Princess Leia poster to guide him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBodaciously True \u0026amp; Totally Awesome, Episode I: Bad Boy, the product of ten years' relentless craftsmanship, takes an immersive, sensual and unflinching look at teen experience and relationships.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA saga about the freedom, romance, and epic adventure of suburban life in Cold War America, Bodaciously is for readers seeking a time machine back to the last great American decade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e---\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eEpisode I: Bad Boy\u003c\/em\u003e launches an epic 9-book episodic novel, with new episodes every 12 weeks: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrue Blue - 4\/2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDanger Zone - 7\/2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSecret Lovers - 10\/2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYankee Rose - 12\/2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInvisible Touch - 3\/2027\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eModern Woman - 5\/2027\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrue Colors - 9\/2027\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBig Time - 11\/2027\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chris Orcutt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Have Pen, Will Travel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 386\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.86d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781965999011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlueInk Review\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/26\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOrcutt, Chris:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eChris Orcutt\u003c\/b\u003e is an American novelist and fiction writer with over thirty years of writing experience and 20 books in his oeuvre, including his latest-a 9-book episodic novel about teens in the 1980s, \u003ci\u003eBodaciously True \u0026amp; Totally Awesome\u003c\/i\u003e. The first book of \u003ci\u003eBodaciously\u003c\/i\u003e-\u003ci\u003eEpisode I: Bad Boy\u003c\/i\u003e-will be published on January 20, 2026. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBorn in Maine, he has spent most of his life in New York. He attended college in Boston, graduating \u003ci\u003esumma cum laude\u003c\/i\u003e with a degree in philosophy. His professional writing career began at the Taconic Newspapers (where he was honored by the New York Press Association), followed by freelance reporting for the \u003ci\u003ePoughkeepsie Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, New York's oldest newspaper. In his 20s and early 30s, while honing his craft as a fiction writer, Orcutt earned a living as a high school American Studies teacher, college writing instructor, and speechwriter. His earlier fiction-including the Dakota Stevens Mystery Series and \u003ci\u003eOne Hundred Miles from Manhattan\u003c\/i\u003e-has earned praise from \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor over a decade, Orcutt immersed himself in '80s teen culture and shunned the internet in monastic devotion to his magnum opus. Writing drafts on typewriters and vintage computers, blasting everything from A-Ha to ZZ Top, and drinking enough coffee to fill a swimming pool (seriously), he set out to craft an authentic and fearless exploration of the suburban teenage experience in 1980s America. The result prompted one cultural historian to dub him \"Lord of the '80s\" and another \"The American Tolstoy.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe loathes bad writing, stoplights, Grammarly, and pretentious people-but loves old movies, \u003ci\u003ePeanuts\u003c\/i\u003e comics, Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee, and cross-country skiing. Orcutt lives quietly in New York's Hudson Valley with his wife and Muse, Alexas, and their dog Dashiell Hammett. For more about Chris and \u003ci\u003eBodaciously\u003c\/i\u003e, visit Orcutt.net.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Chris Orcutt \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47809035337885,"sku":"9781965999011","price":39.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_dabed6dd-ade3-4ca2-b743-6d21ad2072e9.jpg?v=1775555692","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/bodaciously-true-totally-awesome-episode-i-bad-boy-9781965999011","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}