{"product_id":"show-9781770867963","title":"Show","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn an alternate 1899, farm boy Solomon Hunt leaves home after his father's death to seek income for his family, only to stumble into the adventure of a lifetime when he rescues a young genius showman from captivity in a sideshow.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTogether, the duo flee across the terrifying, entertainment-obsessed Empire of America, performing for a living while evading a group of vicious pursuers led by Leonard J. Coop, who not only dominates the Empire through his circus-like extravaganzas, but seeks to be president too.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom Buffalo to New Orleans, Denver to Los Angeles, and everywhere in between, Solomon befriends and recruits diverse young performers trapped in shows, including a human cannonball, a giant acrobat, a blues musician, an outlaw gunslinger, a talking gorilla, and more. As Coop closes in and vile secrets are revealed, the ragtag troupe reaches little Hollywood, California, where they present an explosive, groundbreaking performance intended to save them all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeacock, Shane:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Shane Peacock is an author, playwright, journalist, and screenwriter, published in twenty languages in eighteen countries. He has won seven Junior Library Guild of America Selection honors, two Arthur Ellis Awards, the Libris Award, the Geoffrey Bilson Award, and has been short-listed for the Governor General's Award. His young adult novels include \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Us\u003c\/i\u003e, the acclaimed Boy Sherlock Holmes series, the Dylan Maples Adventures, and \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Missions of Edgar Brim\u003c\/i\u003e trilogy. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eAs We Forgive Others\u003c\/i\u003e, the first novel in the Northern Gothic Mysteries, for adult readers. He lives in Cobourg, Ontario, with his wife, journalist Sophie Kneisel.","brand":"Dcb Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51324653207826,"sku":"9781770867963","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_28805b1e-94ff-4418-ac05-04dc50a05544.jpg?v=1748691941","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/show-9781770867963","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}