{"product_id":"promising-young-man-by-elias-axel","title":"Promising Young Man by Elias Axel","description":"\u003ch4 style=\"box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-block-end: 0.25rem; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px; caret-color: #0f1111; color: #0f1111; font-family: 'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: var(--__SARCET4AB,700) !important;\"\u003eA modern Caulfield meets Harold and Maude with an ADHD twist—Darkly Witty, Achingly Real\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 14px; caret-color: #0f1111; color: #0f1111; font-family: 'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWINNER\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e — 2026 IndieReader Discovery Award for New Adult Fiction\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eBLUEINK REVIEW NOTABLE BOOK\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e — Starred Review\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eKIRKUS REVIEWS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e — \"Get It\"\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eFINALIST\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e — 2026 Next Generation Indie Book Awards for Inspirational Fiction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; caret-color: #0f1111; color: #0f1111; font-family: 'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\"You'll hate yourself for putting it down to go to bed, but you'll remind yourself that you're trying to make it last.\" —Dr. Moses Altsech, University of Wisconsin–Madison\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch5 style=\"box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; caret-color: #0f1111; color: #0f1111; font-family: 'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: var(--__SARCET4AB,700) !important;\"\u003eOscar Danielsson is eighteen, brilliantly ADHD, and about to ruin his life—again.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 14px; caret-color: #0f1111; color: #0f1111; font-family: 'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eHe looks like a promise waiting to be kept. His biggest fear is everyone discovering he's not what they expect at all. Between his spectacular mistakes, self-medicating, and overwhelming existential dread, hiding in his room feels safe, even if it means blowing high school graduation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; caret-color: #0f1111; color: #0f1111; font-family: 'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eOne hazy mistake too many launches Oscar on a mysterious cross-country road trip with his free-wheeling Grammy, who's done playing by the rules. Leaving behind his girl crush, beloved dog, and comforting vices is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;\"\u003etorture\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e. But Grammy has a secret that changes everything—and Oscar discovers one of his own.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; caret-color: #0f1111; color: #0f1111; font-family: 'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eOscar is the defiant anti-hero you can't stop rooting for. Grammy's his unlikely wingman. Together they're almost okay.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; caret-color: #0f1111; color: #0f1111; font-family: 'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003ePerfect for readers who loved:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;\"\u003eA Man Called Ove\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;\"\u003eThe Perks of Being a Wallflower\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;\"\u003eIt's Kind of a Funny Story\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e, or \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;\"\u003eEleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; caret-color: #0f1111; color: #0f1111; font-family: 'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eA boy. A lie. And the Great American highway.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; caret-color: #0f1111; color: #0f1111; font-family: 'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eA 2026 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;\"\u003eIn the Margins\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e Top 10 Fiction pick, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;\"\u003ePromising Young Man\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e is character-driven intergenerational fiction \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;\"\u003eBookLife Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e calls \"deeply relatable\"—whether you're in high school, college, or deep in your career; whether you've ever felt like a square peg in a round world or watched someone you love struggle to fit in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; caret-color: #0f1111; color: #0f1111; font-family: 'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eIt's a story about learning the path you're \"supposed\" to follow isn't always the right one, and finding the guts to follow your own. It handles mental health struggles, substance use, addiction, suicidal ideation, and self-harm with care.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; caret-color: #0f1111; color: #0f1111; font-family: 'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eCan Oscar find redemption before he runs out of road?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; caret-color: #0f1111; color: #0f1111; font-family: 'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; caret-color: #0f1111; color: #0f1111; font-family: 'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e#comingofagefiction #ADHDfiction #intergenerationalfiction #literaryfiction #contemporaryfiction #contemporarylitfic #darklywittyfiction #Evanstonfiction #chicagofiction #roadtripfiction #awardwinningfiction #promisingyoungman #eliasaxelauthor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Patricia’s Books \u0026 Book Stuff","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50139359478002,"sku":null,"price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0591\/8808\/4933\/files\/dUqnFnym3T.jpg?v=1790015372","url":"https:\/\/shopevanstonmade.org\/products\/promising-young-man-by-elias-axel","provider":"Shop Evanston Made","version":"1.0","type":"link"}