{"product_id":"shark-beneath-the-reef-9780064403085","title":"Shark Beneath the Reef","description":"\u003cp\u003eLike his father and grandfather before him, 14-year-old Tom s Torres dreams of catching a great shark in the Sea of Cortez -- and he \u003cem\u003ewill\u003c\/em\u003e catch it, although there are other things he should be thinking about. With an education, her could someday become a marine biologist. Tom s's family want him to stay in school. But Tom s knows he will be more help to them if he leaves school now to become a fisherman. Should he drop out?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe choice is Tom s alone -- a difficult one for a boy just becoming a man. It is only underwater, in a confrontation with the fisherman's greatest prize and worst enemy, that Tom s finds the strength to make his decision.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeorge, Jean Craighead:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJean Craighead George\u003c\/strong\u003e wrote over one hundred books for children and young adults. Her novel \u003cem\u003eJulie of the Wolves \u003c\/em\u003ewon the Newbery Medal in 1973, and she received a 1960 Newbery Honor for \u003cem\u003eMy Side of the Mountain\u003c\/em\u003e. Born into a family of famous naturalists, Jean spent her entire career writing books that celebrated the natural world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50459920630034,"sku":"9780064403085","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1e365d3e-932a-4d36-b8ce-63b6c7959cf6.jpg?v=1730015206","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/shark-beneath-the-reef-9780064403085","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}