{"product_id":"touching-grass-9781443472234","title":"Touching Grass","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the author of the Governor General's Award shortlisted, Silver Birch Award finalist \u003cem\u003eMortified\u003c\/em\u003e, a funny, heartfelt middle-grade novel about a young gamer who is sent to \"touch grass\" at a Dene First Nation culture camp\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTristen would do anything to avoid going outside. The bugs sting, the snakes are poisonous, the heat will kill you if the cold doesn't, and bodies of water? Forget it. Tristen likes it best indoors, deep in his online world where it's safe, with his online friends. Something he has a hard time with IRL.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Tristen is in trouble at school \u003cem\u003eagain\u003c\/em\u003e, and the principal is threatening to kick him out of this third school in two years. His mom believes the answer is to get Tristen off the games and in touch with nature and his Dene roots. This means Tristen has to spend a week to a culture camp in the wilderness. It's his worst nightmare!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd at first it \u003cem\u003eis\u003c\/em\u003e a nightmare--no internet, no phone reception, no Bepsi!--and Tristen has no idea how to do any of the skills the other kids seem to do easily. But soon, with some surprising new friends and a few patient teachers, and a little help from technology, Tristen begins to think he might be able to hack this nature stuff after all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMcGregor, Rhael:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRHAEL MCGREGOR\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Métis and two-spirit\/queer comic artist based in Winnipeg. Since 2018, Rhael has been passionately telling stories in which they hope all readers can see themselves. Their work includes illustrations and stories published by Iron Circus Comics, Quindrie Press, and HighWater Press, along with several self-published works. Rhael McGregor loves winter, sweet treats, and doing beadwork for family and friends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJackson, Kristy:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKRISTY JACKSON \u003c\/strong\u003eis the author of the Governor General's Award-shortlisted middle-grade novel \u003cem\u003eMortified\u003c\/em\u003e. Her work draws inspiration from her Cree and German background and her long list of embarrassing moments. She is the mother of two boys and a communications professional who has spent many years working for Dene communities. Kristy runs a program that delivers books to children in seven remote Indigenous communities in Canada and volunteers for a non-profit dedicated to improving literacy in her community.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51589870223634,"sku":"9781443472234","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a935cc20-4034-445f-a945-25f522d8ca3b.jpg?v=1756811554","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/touching-grass-9781443472234","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}