{"product_id":"the-boy-in-mitchell-bay-9781068815522","title":"The Boy in Mitchell Bay","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA strange coin. A hidden diary. An unexplained death. Secrets.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a diverse group of five friends attempt to solve the fifty-year-old mystery of an unidentified boy who drowned during a hurricane, they uncover a disturbing case of racial segregation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIan Cooper makes a lot of mistakes, like any eleven-year-old boy. But when he accidentally sets the forest on fire behind his house, his mother has had enough. His plans to build a model ship his late father gave him are dashed when she ships him off to his grandparents in the sleepy seaside village of Mitchell Bay for the summer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIan learns the town has a fifty-year-old unsolved mystery - a boy drowned in the bay during a hurricane and remains unidentified. As Ian makes friends with a small diverse group of kids, they pledge to solve the mystery before the summer ends. Their efforts are thwarted by Ian's overprotective grandmother, the town bully, a shady librarian with a dark past, and an ominous hurricane that puts Ian and his friends in peril.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tsc Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/26\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781068815522\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 302\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.68d","brand":"Trevor Chittick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51798452469941,"sku":"9781068815522","price":18.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_cd735ed0-8c48-4848-a3a2-b24474e6bec5.jpg?v=1758638662","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-boy-in-mitchell-bay-9781068815522","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}