{"product_id":"the-mutant-mushroom-takeover-9781534468658","title":"The Mutant Mushroom Takeover","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Packed to the gills with fun.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStranger Things\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eThe Miscalculations of Lightning Girl\u003c\/i\u003e in this lightly spooky debut about Maggie, an aspiring young naturalist, and her YouTuber best friend, Nate, who use their smarts and science to solve the mystery behind a mutant fungus that's threatening the town.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEver since Magnolia Stone's scientist dad left Shady Pines to find a new job, Maggie's been stuck in her gramma's mobile home with her grumpy older brother, Ezra. Now she's on a mission to put her family back together by winning the Vitaccino Junior Naturalist Merit Award. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Maggie and her best friend, Nate, a wannabe YouTube star and alien conspiracy theorist, scout out a rare bioluminescent fungus, Maggie is certain she's a shoo-in to win. But after animals around town start sprouting unusual growths and Ezra develops a bluish glow and hacking cough, Maggie wonders what they've really stumbled onto. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs things in Shady Pines become stranger and more dangerous, and conversations with her dad get complicated, Maggie must use her scientific smarts and Nate's impressive knowledge of all things spooky to put things back in order and prevent these peculiar glowing mushrooms from taking over their home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/22\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781534468658\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 1.10d","brand":"Summer Rachel Short","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36657551442076,"sku":"9781534468658","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_f1dab8d9-c4f3-4c54-b922-5a2d5e14e019.jpg?v=1603890899","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-mutant-mushroom-takeover-9781534468658","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}