{"product_id":"remarkably-bright-creatures-9780063573581","title":"Remarkably Bright Creatures","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis Collector's Edition features marbled oceanic edges and endpapers, gold foil, and a reading group guide.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller * A Read With Jenna \u003ci\u003eToday\u003c\/i\u003e Show Book Club Pick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow a Netflix Film\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eRemarkably Bright Creatures\u003c\/i\u003e [is] an ultimately feel-good but deceptively sensitive debut. . . . Memorable and tender.\" --\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter Tova Sullivan's husband died, she began working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium, mopping floors and tidying up. Keeping busy has always helped her cope, which she's been doing since her eighteen-year-old son, Erik, mysteriously vanished on a boat in Puget Sound over thirty years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTova becomes acquainted with curmudgeonly Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus living at the aquarium. Marcellus knows more than anyone can imagine but wouldn't dream of lifting one of his eight arms for his human captors--until he forms a remarkable friendship with Tova.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEver the detective, Marcellus deduces what happened the night Tova's son disappeared. And now Marcellus must use every trick his old invertebrate body can muster to unearth the truth for her before it's too late.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShelby Van Pelt's debut novel is a gentle reminder that sometimes taking a hard look at the past can help uncover a future that once felt impossible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ecco Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063573581\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e556441 \/ Remarkably Bright Creatures\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.2 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 15\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Shelby Van Pelt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53241151488181,"sku":"9780063573581","price":29.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_8374dc3f-8302-4b67-aeb0-2c715999edac.jpg?v=1788996755","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/remarkably-bright-creatures-9780063573581","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}