{"product_id":"9780380793471","title":"Regarding the Fountain: A Tale, in Letters, of Liars and Leaks","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Dry Creek Middle School drinking fountain has sprung a leak, so principal Walter Russ dashes off a request to Flowing Waters Fountains, Etc. asking\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"...We need a new drinking fountain. Please send catalog. \"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFlorence Waters responds:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I'd be delighted. . . But please understand that all of my fountains are custom-made.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd so begins the hilarious chronicle, in letters, cards, transcripts, and official town documents, as collected by Mr. Sam N.'s fifth-grade class... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFlo Waters, an artist who looks everywhere for inspiration, solicits suggestions from the fifth graders— ...a fountain big enough to splash around in; ...a glass-sided fountain with fish; . . . buttons for dispensing lemonade and root beer; and from Mr. Sam N.— ...a hot tub and whirlpool for the teachers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFlo is thrilled. Mr. Russ is beside himself— . . .\"We don't need a fountain like you create for palaces and hotels. Send bid as soon as possible, or sooner. \"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut it's too late. The fountain project has taken on a life of its own. Flo is supplying designs from all over the world. The school board president is up in arms. So is her friend, Dee Eel, of the water-supply company. A scandal is brewing, and the fifth-grade class is researching Dry Creek's history. Something very fishy is going on...and the secrets are buried beneath the fountain and within this delightful, thoroughly original novel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47025119789296,"sku":"9780380793471","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780380793471_p0.jpg?v=1769917445","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780380793471","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}