{"product_id":"how-to-build-a-boat-9781771965859","title":"How to Build a Boat","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the 2023 Booker Prize \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e- One of the \u003cem\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e's \"Sixty-Two Books to Read This Fall\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA funny and deeply moving novel about a boy, his dream, and the people who lend him a hand, by the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eAs You Were\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJamie O'Neill loves the colour red. He also loves tall trees, patterns, rain that comes with wind, the curvature of many objects, books with dust jackets, cats, rivers and Edgar Allan Poe. At age thirteen, there are two things he especially wants in life: to build a Perpetual Motion Machine, and to connect with his mother, Noelle, who died when he was born. In his mind these things are intimately linked. And at his new school, where all else is disorientating and overwhelming, he finds two people who might just be able to help him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow to Build a Boat\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of how one boy and his mission transforms the lives of his teachers, Tess and Tadhg, and brings together a community. Written with tenderness and verve, it's about love, family and connection, the power of imagination, and how our greatest adventures never happen alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Biblioasis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/07\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781771965859\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Man Booker Prize - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/21\/2023\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Elaine Feeney","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43124497285301,"sku":"9781771965859","price":16.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_48ba5892-d681-4523-ae5e-dd090c97fcf9.jpg?v=1694553300","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/how-to-build-a-boat-9781771965859","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}