{"product_id":"the-astounding-broccoli-boy-9780062400192","title":"The Astounding Broccoli Boy","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom Frank Cottrell Boyce--the beloved, award-winning, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times-\u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author of \u003cem\u003eMillions\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eCosmic\u003c\/em\u003e--comes a hilarious, heartbreaking, and completely original middle grade novel about a young boy who turns...green.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRory Rooney likes to be prepared for anything. That sort of planning pays off when you're the smallest kid in your class. Rory is even prepared (mostly) for Tommy-Lee, his nemesis, who starts most days by throwing Rory out of the back of the school bus. \u003cem\u003eDon't be scared\u003c\/em\u003e, his favorite book says, \u003cem\u003ebe prepared\u003c\/em\u003e. And Rory aims to be. What's more heroic than that?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Rory \u003cem\u003eisn't\u003c\/em\u003e prepared when he suddenly and inexplicably turns green and finds himself stuck in an experimental hospital ward. The doctors are just as baffled as Rory is, and that's when he begins to wonder: What if this isn't caused by his genes, or a virus, or something he ate? What if it's something even more extraordinary? After all, more than a few superheroes' careers began when they turned green. Could this be a sign that he's meant for something greater? Rory is going to find out--and that's going to start with escaping from the hospital. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Walden Pond Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/14\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062400192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.10w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e176193 \/ Astounding Broccoli Boy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.5 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Frank Cottrell Boyce","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43140427481269,"sku":"9780062400192","price":11.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_abd72a0c-9401-4800-a748-0f2c08e42e7e.jpg?v=1695698969","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-astounding-broccoli-boy-9780062400192","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}