{"product_id":"on-a-clear-day-paperback-by-walter-dean-myers","title":"On a Clear Day Paperback by Walter Dean Myers","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eEmber\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2015-10-13)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e288\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780385387569\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e262.24\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e20.96 x 14.12 x 1.68\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Visionary. This book should be in every reader's   hands.\" –JACQUELINE WOODSON, National Book Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eBrown   Girl Dreaming\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eYoung heroes decide that they are not too young or too powerless to change   their world in this gripping, futuristic young adult novel by the \u003ci\u003eNew York   Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the Printz Award–winning \u003ci\u003eMonster\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e It is 2035. Teens, armed only with their ideals, must wage war on the power   elite. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Dahlia is a Low Gater: a sheep in a storm, struggling to survive completely   on her own. The Gaters live in closed safe communities, protected from the Sturmers,   mercenary thugs. And the C-8, a consortium of giant companies, control global   access to finance, media, food, water, and energy resources—and they are only   getting bigger and even more cutthroat. Dahlia, a computer whiz, joins forces   with an ex-rocker, an ex-con, a chess prodigy, an ex-athlete, and a soldier   wannabe. Their goal: to sabotage the C-8. But how will Sayeed, warlord and   terrorist, fit into the equation?\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAWARDS FOR WALTER DEAN MYERS:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestselling Author\u003cbr\u003e 3-Time National Book Award Finalist\u003cbr\u003e Michael L. Printz Award\u003cbr\u003e 5 Coretta Scott King Awards\u003cbr\u003e 2 Newbery Honors\u003cbr\u003e National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature (2012-2013)\u003cbr\u003e Margaret A. Edwards Award for Lifetime Achievement\u003cbr\u003e Children’s Literature Legacy Award\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for ON A CLEAR DAY:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Walter Dean Myers was such a visionary. On a Clear Day is at once   historical and futuristic, thoughtful and thought-provoking. It should be in   every reader's hands. It's a book for anyone who has ever given thought to   our own future and the futures of those coming behind us. Stunning.”   –\u003cb\u003eJACQUELINE WOODSON\u003c\/b\u003e, National Book Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eBrown Girl   Dreaming\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e *\"A clarion call from a beloved, much-missed master.\" –\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus   Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"In his last book, Myers has turned his thoughtful attention to   matters of pressing global importance and issued an implicit challenge to his   teen readers to become involved and make a difference. It makes for a   stirring valedictory.\" –\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Published posthumously, this is an angry story, demonstrating again   Myers's acute social conscience.\" –\u003ci\u003eHorn Book \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Worth serious YA consideration.\" –The Bulletin of the Center for   Children's Books\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e1937–2014\u003cbr\u003eWalter Dean Myers’s fiction and nonfiction books have reached millions of young people. A prolific author of more than one hundred titles, he received every major award in the field of children’s literature. He wrote two Newbery Honor Books, eleven Coretta Scott King Award winners, three National Book Award finalists, and the winner of the first Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature. He also received the Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults and was the first recipient of the Coretta Scott King–Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement. He was a 2010 United States nominee for the Hans Christian Andersen Award and was nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Award numerous times. From 2012 to 2013, he served as the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature with the platform “Reading is not optional.” In his most-beloved books, Walter explored the themes of taking responsibility for your life and that everyone always gets a second chance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46552983404705,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780385387569","price":24.5,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780385387569.jpg?v=1781721870","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/on-a-clear-day-paperback-by-walter-dean-myers","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}