{"product_id":"the-mount-paperback","title":"The Mount - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCarol Emshwiller\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* Philip K. Dick Award Winner\u003cbr\u003e* Best of the Year: \u003ci\u003eLocus, Village Voice, San Francisco Chronicle, Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* Nominated for the Impac Award\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharley is an athlete. He wants to grow up to be the fastest runner in the world, like his father. He wants to be painted crossing the finishing line, in his racing silks, with a medal around his neck. Charley lives in a stable. He isn't a runner, he's a mount. He belongs to a Hoot: The Hoots are alien invaders. Charley hasn't seen his mother for years, and his father is hiding out in the mountains somewhere, with the other Free Humans. The Hoots own the world, but the humans want it back. Charley knows how to be a good mount, but now he's going to have to learn how to be a human being.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarol Emshwiller is the author of six novels including \u003ci\u003eCarmen Dog, Ledoyt, Mister Boots, The Secret City, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLeaping Man Hill, \u003c\/i\u003e as well as collections of short fiction: \u003ci\u003eJoy in Our Cause, Verging on the Pertinent, The Start of the End of It All, Report to the Men's Club, I Live with You, Master of the Road to Nowhere, \u003c\/i\u003e and two volumes of \u003ci\u003eCollected Stories.\u003c\/i\u003e She grew up in Michigan and France. She lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 8.18 x 5.56 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nebula Awards (2003)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mount\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.4\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42692900585535,"sku":"9781931520034","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/eadcb8569d60c73a4fc27f374b94c51e.webp?v=1764997022","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-mount-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}