{"product_id":"hope-house-9798885740685","title":"Hope House","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Most Anticipated Book of 2026 by the Chicago Review of Books, Debutiful, the Millions, and the Orange County Register\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSet in 1980s Kentucky, this striking debut novel is told from inside a treatment home for troubled teenagers, where lost boys become more than their pasts and dare to imagine different futures.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThey came from the streets, the sticks and every place in between. They'd stolen cars, dealt dope and hurt people. They'd been hurt themselves. There's AWOL, who won't stop running away. There's Karvel, who runs the place. There's Damico, Smoove, and Peanut. Their futures promise prison or worse, but for now they've been brought together to live in an old home on a hill and see about getting themselves--and each other--right.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTold in chorus through the intersecting lives of a group of teenage boys, \u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003eHope House\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e follows its ensemble cast through a five-phase program as they grapple with their pasts and search for the one thing none of them have ever really had: a family.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn his deeply honest and soulful debut, Bond crafts a coming-of-age story that sears with the anger and spirit of abandoned youth. \u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Nickel Boys\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e meets \u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis Boy's Life\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003eHope House\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is a novel about belonging, care, and the desire in all of us to find a home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joe Bond\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hub City Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/26\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.50w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798885740685\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/23\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/27\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBond, Joe:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHope House\u003c\/em\u003e is \u003cstrong\u003eJoe Bond\u003c\/strong\u003e's first novel. He began working on it after his story \"Damico\" won \u003cem\u003eThe Masters Review\u003c\/em\u003e Short Story Award. His writing has been published by \u003cem\u003eThe Paris Review, People, New South, The New Ohio Review\u003c\/em\u003e and ESPN. He grew up around group homes in eastern Kentucky and lives now in New Orleans.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Joe Bond \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48363643502749,"sku":"9798885740685","price":31.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_6d899d49-d56e-4f73-985e-047d9a719273.jpg?v=1780428246","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/hope-house-9798885740685","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}