{"product_id":"the-umbrella-makers-son-9780316470872","title":"The Umbrella Maker's Son","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom a critically acclaimed author comes a fantastical middle grade novel about a boy determined to prove there's more than just the weather behind his rainy town. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Oscar Buckle lives in a city where it's always raining. And when it isn't raining, it's \u003ci\u003eabout \u003c\/i\u003eto rain, so the townspeople have learned to embrace it. Oscar's father is an umbrella maker--appropriate for a place where you can't leave home without one!--but while Buckle Umbrellas are strong, reliable, and high quality, they're \u003ci\u003eexpensive\u003c\/i\u003e. Because of this, people are buying from the competitor instead, which is threatening Oscar's family's business. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e To make ends meet, Oscar is forced to quit school and work in his father's shop as an apprentice. But when extraordinary events start to occur in their rainy town, Oscar becomes suspicious of their competitor. Desperate to save his town, Oscar must enlist the help of his best friend, Saige, to discover if there's more than nature involved in their city's weather.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Little, Brown Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/27\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316470872\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2023 pg. 129\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2023 pg. 57\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Katrina Leno","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42856368963765,"sku":"9780316470872","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_6331a272-b33c-40dc-afa2-0cebbc6efd97.jpg?v=1683038562","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-umbrella-makers-son-9780316470872","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}