{"product_id":"the-cloud-chamber-9781416926993","title":"The Cloud Chamber","description":"When Nate Chance arrives home from school, he sees two police cars and an ambulance in his yard. Before his mother can get him and his little sister, Junie, inside, Nate and Junie witness their father, blood pouring down his face, being led by two police officers into an ambulance. He has tried to kill himself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Home quickly becomes a different place. Junie stays curled up in front of the TV; Nate's mom retreats inside herself; and the rumor of mental illness makes Nate a social pariah at school. Only the promise of winning the science fair holds any hope of happiness for Nate. He's building a cloud chamber, the project that he and his dad dreamed of working on together. Maybe if he can build it, Nate can give his father something that will help him feel better and finally come home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaynard, Joyce:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eJoyce Maynard\u003c\/b\u003e started her writing career when she was fourteen. Her books include the memoirs \u003ci\u003eAt Home in the World\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLooking Back\u003c\/i\u003e and the novels \u003ci\u003eTo Die For\u003c\/i\u003e (which was made into a movie starring Nicole Kidman) and, most recently, \u003ci\u003eThe Usual Rules\u003c\/i\u003e (an ALA Best Book for Young Adults). The mother of three grown children, she lives in northern California. Visit her Web site at www.joycemaynard.com.","brand":"Atheneum Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50334661607698,"sku":"9781416926993","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9fc73b15-df83-4afe-8502-d15fbe0d4a38.jpg?v=1727893129","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-cloud-chamber-9781416926993","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}