{"product_id":"the-childrens-story-9781982537647","title":"The Children's Story","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"What does 'allegiance' mean?\" the New Teacher asked, hand over her heart.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this classic and chilling tale about an elementary school classroom in post-war occupied America, James Clavell brings to light the vulnerability of children and the power educators have to shape and change young minds. Originally written in the Cold War era, Clavell's extraordinary and enduringly relevant allegory on the impressionability of the human mind is still read in schools around the globe today, and is a call to every person to keep questioning and keep learning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eClavell, James:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Clavell\u003c\/b\u003e (1921-1994) was a novelist, screenwriter, director, and World War II veteran and prisoner of war. He is best known for his epic Asian Saga novels, which launched with the 1962 bestseller \u003ci\u003eKing Rat\u003c\/i\u003e, and their televised adaptations. He also wrote screenplays for such films as \u003ci\u003eThe Great Escape \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Fly, \u003c\/i\u003e and was a writer, director, and producer on \u003ci\u003eTo Sir, with Love\u003c\/i\u003e. His books \u003ci\u003eSh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eōgun\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNoble House\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTai-Pan\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Whirlwind\u003c\/i\u003e were #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50717340827922,"sku":"9781982537647","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_acc22108-9269-474b-ab22-2ee11c381970.jpg?v=1734615682","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-childrens-story-9781982537647","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}