{"product_id":"hole-in-the-sky-9781416968221","title":"Hole in the Sky","description":"\u003ci\u003eIn 2028 a \u003cb\u003edeadly Flu\u003c\/b\u003e virus ravages the Earth. Only one in two thousand survive the virus, and these \"Survivors\" are rarely left unaffected. By 2038, only thirty-eight million people remain on Earth. Most of them live in small communities, ever fearful of outsiders who might bring the deadly Flu.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Ceej Kane lives with his uncle and his Survivor sister, Harryette, in an abandoned hotel on the rim of the Grand Canyon. His quiet, boring life suddenly becomes a desperate adventure when Uncle and Harryette disappear. Searching for them, Ceej and his only friend, Tim, are attacked by the Kinka, a renegade band of half-mad Survivors who spread the Flu to make more of their own. Worse yet, it appears that Harryette has joined them. \u003cbr\u003e Fleeing deep into the canyon, a narrow land of ghosts and ancient secrets, Ceej and Tim meet Bella, a mysterious Hopi girl. She has been searching the canyon for the Sipapuni, a mystical portal that the Hopi believe leads to another world. Tim thinks Bella is crazy, but Ceej is not so sure. Maybe there is a way out of this Flu-ravaged world. But first they must find out what happened to Uncle, and they must save Harryette from the Kinka -- if she wants to be saved.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePete Hautman is the author of National Book Award-winning novel \u003ci\u003eGodless\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSweetblood\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHole in the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStone Cold\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Flinkwater Factor\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Forgetting Machine\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMr. Was\u003c\/i\u003e, which was nominated for an Edgar Award by the Mystery Writers of America, as well as several adult novels. He lives in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Visit him at PeteHautman.com. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50334670061842,"sku":"9781416968221","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b9d9fda9-45f6-4710-a106-03705bb83720.jpg?v=1727893373","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/hole-in-the-sky-9781416968221","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}