{"product_id":"the-everlasting-road-paperback","title":"The Everlasting Road - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWab Kinew\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe boundaries between the virtual and the real world become dangerously blurred for a young Indigenous girl in the follow-up to the YA fantasy debut \u003ci\u003eWalking in Two Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e from bestselling Indigenous author Wab Kinew. Perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eReady Player One\u003c\/i\u003e and the Otherworld series.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDevastated by the loss of her older brother to cancer, Bugz returns to the place where she can always find solace and strength: the Floraverse. Over the past year, she has regained her position of power in that virtual world, and while the remaining Clan: LESS members still plot against her, she is easily able to overcome their attacks. Even better, she's been secretly working on a bot that will be both an incredible weapon \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e a source of comfort: Waawaate. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith the Waawaate bot looking exactly like the brother she misses so much -- even acting like him -- Bugz feels ready to show him off to Feng, who has become a constant companion in the 'Verse. She cannot wait to team up with both friend and bot to secure her dominance once and for all. But Feng has his own issues to deal with, especially when news that his parents are alive and want to contact him threatens to send his new life on the Rez into upheaval. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs they work through their complicated feelings of grief and loss, Feng and Bugz find themselves becoming ever closer. But disturbances in the Floraverse cannot be ignored, especially when Bugz realizes that her Waawaate bot is growing in powers beyond her control . . .\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWAB KINEW \u003c\/b\u003eis the bestselling, award-winning author of the picture book \u003ci\u003eGo Show the World\u003c\/i\u003e, the memoir \u003ci\u003eThe Reason You Walk\u003c\/i\u003e, and the young adult novel \u003ci\u003eWalking in Two Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e. An Honourary Witness for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada and a follower of the Anishinaabe way of life, he is a former journalist, hip-hop artist and television host who was named by Postmedia News as one of \"9 Aboriginal movers and shakers you should know.\" Kinew lives in Winnipeg with his family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 09, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765126234400,"sku":"9780735269057","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d9b4a51035efc1457cc0a94727f229bf.webp?v=1780262475","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-everlasting-road-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}