{"product_id":"9781554981632","title":"Odd Man Out","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Prize and the TD CCBC Canadian Children's Literature Award\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKip is spending the summer with his grandmother and his five eccentric girl cousins, including Emily, who thinks she's a dog. Gran's house is about to be demolished, so anything goes, whether it's drawing maps on the walls or sawing off the knob at the bottom of the banister for a smoother ride.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen Kip bashes through an old closet, he discovers the binder his late father kept as a teenager. He's bewildered by what he finds: puzzling lists, hair samples, old newspaper clippings and business cards -- all accompanying a confidential report written by a mysterious young operative who is carrying out a secret plan to infect teenagers with a cell-altering virus.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis wonderful novel has all the Sarah Ellis hallmarks -- quirky characters, insight and wit -- underpinned by resonant themes of family, memory and the creative imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUpcoming from Sarah Ellis in May 2014\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOutside In\u003c\/em\u003e: Eight years after the publication of \u003cem\u003eOdd Man Out\u003c\/em\u003e, Sarah Ellis returns to Groundwood Books with a highly anticipated new novel about family, friendship, materialism and beauty.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Groundwood Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47171217096944,"sku":"9781554981632","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781554981632_p0.jpg?v=1763753957","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781554981632","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}