{"product_id":"consider-the-octopus-paperback-1","title":"Consider the Octopus - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNora Raleigh Baskin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGae Polisner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen chance, or fate, throws two twelve-year-olds together on board a scientific research ship at the edge of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, it's not all smooth sailing!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJeremy \"JB\" Barnes is looking forward to spending the summer before seventh grade hanging on the beach. But his mother, a scientist, has called for him to join her aboard a research ship where, instead, he'll spend his summer seasick and bored as he stares out at the endless plastic, microbeads, and other floating debris, both visible and not, that make up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMiles and miles away, twelve-year-old Sidney Miller is trying to come up with an alternate activity worthy of convincing her overprotective parents that she can skip summer camp. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Jeremy is asked to find the contact information for a list of important international scientists and invite them to attend a last-minute Emergency Global Summit, he's excited to have a chance to actually do something that matters to the mission. How could he know that the Sidney Miller he messages is not the famous marine biologist he has been tasked with contacting, but rather a girl making podcasts from her bedroom--let alone that she would want to sneak aboard the ship? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNora Raleigh Baskin and Gae Polisner's \u003ci\u003eConsider the Octopus\u003c\/i\u003e is a comedy of errors, mistaken identity, and synchronicity. Above all, it is a heartfelt story about friendship and an empowering call to environmental protection, especially to our young people who are already stepping up to help save our oceans and our Earth.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNora Raleigh Baskin\u003c\/b\u003e is the ALA Schneider Family Book Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eAnything but Typical\u003c\/i\u003e. She was chosen as a \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e Flying Start author for her novel \u003ci\u003eWhat Every Girl (Except Me) Knows\u003c\/i\u003e, and has since written a number of novels for middle graders and teens, including \u003ci\u003eThe Truth About My Bat Mitzvah\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Summer Before Boys\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRuby on the Outside\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNine, Ten: A September 11 Story\u003c\/i\u003e, which received starred reviews from both \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e. Nora lives with her family in Connecticut. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGae Polisner\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of several prior novels including the award-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Memory of Things\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIn Sight of Stars\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives on Long Island with her husband, two sons, a citrus-leatherback bearded dragon, and a suspiciously fictional-looking small dog. When not writing, Gae continues to practice family law, or can be found in a pool or the open waters off Long Island where she still hopes that, one day, her wetsuit will turn her into a superhero.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.3 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 25, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47307537187065,"sku":"9781250866011","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/U3h0UVdzd3oweXRYbWlKK2JaQWQ2Zz09_e5ac4813-aa81-4667-929b-38ef13460718.webp?v=1769339700","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/consider-the-octopus-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}