{"product_id":"the-lifters-9781524764197","title":"The Lifters","description":"\u003cb\u003eDiscover an underground world full of tunnels and mystery in this middle-grade adventure from the bestselling, Pulitzer-nominated author of \u003ci\u003eHeroes of the Frontier\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHer Right Foot.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat if nothing was as it seemed? What if the ground beneath your feet was not made of solid earth and stone but had been hollowed into hundreds of tunnels and passageways? What if there were mysterious forces in these tunnels, mere inches below you as you sit in class or eat a banana? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat if it were up to just two kids to stop these forces? What would it feel like to know the fate of an entire town rested on your shoulders? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwelve-year-old Gran Flowerpetal is about to find out. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Gran's friend, the difficult-to-impress Catalina Catalan, presses a silver handle into a hillside and opens a doorway underground, he knows that she is extraordinary and brave, and that he will have no choice but to follow her, and help her save the town (and the known world). With luck on their side, and some discarded hockey sticks for good measure, they might just emerge as heroes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Lifters\u003c\/i\u003e, critically acclaimed author Dave Eggers establishes himself as a storyteller who can entertain and inspire readers of any age.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDave Eggers \u003c\/b\u003eis an award-winning author whose bestselling novels for adults include \u003ci\u003eThe Circle, Heroes of the Frontier, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhat Is the What.\u003c\/i\u003e His books for children include \u003ci\u003eThis Bridge Will Not Be Gray\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHer Right Foot.\u003c\/i\u003e His work has been nominated for the National Book Award, the Pulitzer Prize, and the National Book Critics Circle Award, among other honors. He is the founder of McSweeney's, an independent publishing company based in San Francisco, and cofounder of ScholarMatch, a college-access organization, as well as 826 National, a network of educational centers around the country, offering free tutoring and publishing opportunities to youth. He lives in Northern California with his family.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Yearling Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50900904968466,"sku":"9781524764197","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b1ffce30-0c55-4221-8f14-288310f66649.jpg?v=1738404725","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-lifters-9781524764197","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}