{"product_id":"missed-you-the-first-time-paperback","title":"Missed You the First Time - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJulia B. Carpenter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 25, \u003cstrong\u003eDani Galler\u003c\/strong\u003e just gave up everything-an apartment she loved, a job she liked, and a long-distance boyfriend she wasted years planning to marry. Starting over means figuring out her next career move, finding a new place to live, and maybe, fingers crossed, falling in love again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat she's not looking for is pity-especially from\u003cstrong\u003e Jake Litman\u003c\/strong\u003e, her doughy, bespectacled childhood friend from Jewish summer camp. Back then, he followed her everywhere, eager for her advice and friendship. Now, a decade later, he's reappeared, transformed into a Greek god of a man with a penthouse overlooking Lake Michigan and a girlfriend who makes Zendaya look just okay.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesperate to reclaim the confidence of her camp days, Dani obsesses over tracking down a teen magazine article she's convinced launched her pubescent glow-up. If she can rediscover that spark she may avoid her worst-case scenario: moving home to live with her parents and work for her suddenly successful brother.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Dani and Jake revisit shared memories, and their connection intensifies, Dani starts to wonder if the life she's chasing isn't about rediscovering who she was-but embracing who she may become.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 21, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47500100927709,"sku":"9798993444208","price":15.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/FE9_OjVXIX9798993444208.webp?v=1772012750","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/missed-you-the-first-time-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}