{"product_id":"threatened-volume-2-9780545835640","title":"Threatened: Volume 2","description":"*A 2014 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST*\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen he was a boy, Luc's mother would warn him about the \"mock men\" living in the trees by their home -- chimpanzees whose cries would fill the night.Luc is older now, his mother gone. He lives in a house of mistreated orphans, barely getting by. Then a man calling himself Prof comes to town with a mysterious mission. When Luc tries to rob him, the man isn't mad. Instead, he offers Luc a job.Together, Luc and Prof head into the rough, dangerous jungle in order to study the elusive chimpanzees. There, Luc finally finds a new family -- and must act when that family comes under attack.As he did in his acclaimed novel \u003ci\u003eEndangered\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for the National Book Award, Eliot Schrefer takes us somewhere fiction rarely goes, introducing us to characters we rarely get to meet. The unforgettable result is the story of a boy fleeing his present, a man fleeing his past, and a trio of chimpanzees who are struggling not to flee at all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEliot Schrefer's \u003ci\u003eEndangered\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThreatened\u003c\/i\u003e were named as finalists for the National Book Award. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eRescued\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Deadly Sister\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe School for Dangerous Girls\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGlamorous Disasters\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe New Kid\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in New York City. Visit him online at eliotschrefer.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Scholastic Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50412650299666,"sku":"9780545835640","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e3293dbf-4f49-4aee-9c6b-04d59415fe34.jpg?v=1729320682","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/threatened-volume-2-9780545835640","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}