{"product_id":"underdog-parade-paperback","title":"Underdog Parade - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Mihaley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's the summer of the drought, but thirteen-year-old Peter \"Nemo\" Grady has bigger problems on his mind than the weather. He hates his new home in the exclusive golf club community Willow Creek Landing. His parents are always fighting and he can't escape the memory of his last seizure-when he flopped around the gymnasium floor like a fish out of water-earning him his dreaded nickname. To top it all off, Peter has no friends, but he receives plenty of unsolicited attention from Chipper, the boy scout super-bully who also happens to be a resident of Willow Creek. His only companion is his little sister, CJ, who thinks she is Wonder Woman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeter is all too aware that you don't need rain in the forecast to have dark clouds overhead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThings change when he meets his new neighbor, the mysterious Joshua, who predicts the drought will end with a storm of biblical proportions. Peter looks to his visiting, wheelchair-bound Uncle Herb, and his neighbors, Mr. James and Mr. Terry, for guidance as Josh prepares for imminent doom. With each passing day, Peter realizes that sooner or later he will have to rely on the strength of the lamest, most jelly-weak individual he knows-himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Mihaley received his MFA in creative writing \u0026amp; literature from Stony Brook Southampton. He is an ELA\/special education teacher on the east end of Long Island. He lives in Stony Brook, New York, with his wife Jacqueline, two children, Maddy and Mikey, and his Kentucky mutt, Hazy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 276\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.62 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 04, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42714104758335,"sku":"9781617757112","price":29.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/2b14faea3e93f0a4808ad6adef06e741_b331bf3a-da1e-4431-a094-f59814d41ace.webp?v=1765066989","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/underdog-parade-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}