{"product_id":"boy-in-the-blue-hammock-paperback","title":"Boy in the Blue Hammock - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDarren Groth\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAward-winning author Darren Groth's epic story of a dog who will protect the last remaining member of his family, an intellectually disabled boy, at all costs as human civilization crumbles around them.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn a time of isolation and scarcity, a regressive regime rules with absolute power, turning neighbour against neighbour and crushing dissidence with deadly force. A microcosm of this monstrous time: the tiny Pacific Northwest town of Gilder.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn a house on the fringes of the decimated hamlet, Tao--a failed service dog turned pet--wakes to find his leash tied to the stairs, his hind leg broken and his family killed. With the world he knows shattered, there is one course of action: lay with his slain masters and wait for the enemy--the \"hounds\"--to return and end his life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut it is not the hounds that find him--it is Kasper, fifteen years old, disabled, limited ability to speak, sole survivor of the family. With the discovery of \u003cem\u003eBoy\u003c\/em\u003e, Tao understands he now has a duty: guide the last living member of his pack through the ravaged streets of Gilder to safety. The destination? The only refuge he can conceive in a world gone mad? The site of his training five years before.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBoy in the Blue Hammock\u003c\/em\u003e is an epic tale of loss and loyalty, of dissent and destruction, of assumption and ableism. With a powerful narrative and evocative prose, the novel poses one of the important questions of our time: When evil silences the people, who will protect those without a voice?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 11, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766439477536,"sku":"9780889714267","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/66e1e29c45cbfa67b508be7367afb232.webp?v=1780292746","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/boy-in-the-blue-hammock-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}