{"product_id":"dandelion-wine-9780553277531","title":"Dandelion Wine","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe summer of '28 was a vintage season for a growing boy. A summer of green apple trees, mowed lawns, and new sneakers. Of half-burnt firecrackers, of gathering dandelions, of Grandma's belly-busting dinner. It was a summer of sorrows and marvels and gold-fuzzed bees. A magical, timeless summer in the life of a twelve-year-old boy named Douglas Spaulding--remembered forever by the incomparable Ray Bradbury.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe only god living in Green Town, Illinois, that Douglas Spaulding knew of. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe facts about John Huff, aged twelve, are simple and soon stated. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- He could pathfind more trails than any Choctaw or Cherokee since time began. \u003cbr\u003e- Could leap from the sky like a chimpanzee from a vine. \u003cbr\u003e- Could live underwater two minutes and slide fifty yards downstream. \u003cbr\u003e- Could hit baseballs into apple trees, knocking down harvests. \u003cbr\u003e- Could jump six-foot orchard walls. \u003cbr\u003e- Ran laughing. \u003cbr\u003e- Sat easy. \u003cbr\u003e- Was not a bully. \u003cbr\u003e- Was kind. \u003cbr\u003e- Knew the words to all the cowboy songs and would teach you if you asked. \u003cbr\u003e- Knew the names of all the wild flowers and when the moon would rise or set and when the tides came in or out. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe was, in fact, the only god living in the whole of Green Town, Illinois, during the twentieth century that Douglas Spaulding knew of. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\" Ray] Bradbury is an authentic original.\"--\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRay Bradbury is America's foremost writer of science fiction and fantasy. Among his most popular adult books are \u003ci\u003eFahrenheit 451, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Martian Chronicles\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eThe Illustrated Man, Dandelion Wine\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDeath is a Lonely Business\u003c\/i\u003e. In addition, he has written several books for children, including \u003ci\u003eSwitch on the Night.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe lives in Los Angeles.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Spectra Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50591318606098,"sku":"9780553277531","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_42c7dca2-0a1e-4d32-92af-5773b1e15b04.jpg?v=1732089413","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/dandelion-wine-9780553277531","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}