{"product_id":"2940170356669","title":"The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the critically acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eWaiting for Normal \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eAll Rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook\u003c\/em\u003e, Leslie Connor, comes a deeply poignant and beautifully crafted story about self-reliance, redemption, and hope.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMason Buttle is the biggest, sweatiest kid in his grade, and everyone knows he can barely read or write. Mason's learning disabilities are compounded by grief. Fifteen months ago, Mason's best friend, Benny Kilmartin, turned up dead in the Buttle family's orchard. An investigation drags on, and Mason, honest as the day is long, can't understand why Lieutenant Baird won't believe the story Mason has told about that day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth Mason and his new friend, tiny Calvin Chumsky, are relentlessly bullied by the other boys in their neighborhood, so they create an underground club space for themselves. When Calvin goes missing, Mason finds himself in trouble again. He's desperate to figure out what happened to Calvin, and eventually, Benny.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut will anyone believe him?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47102363042032,"sku":"2940170356669","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170356669_p0.jpg?v=1763708429","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170356669","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}