{"product_id":"nothing-9781442441163","title":"Nothing","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis modern-day \u003ci\u003eLord of the Flies\u003c\/i\u003e is a haunting existential novel, both award-winning and and provocative. Now in paperback as part of the Atheneum Collection!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Nothing matters.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"From the moment you are born, you start to die.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The Earth is 4.6 billion years old. You'll live to be a maximum of one hundred. Life isn't worth the bother!\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo says Pierre Anthon when he decides there is no meaning to life, leaves his seventh-grade classroom, climbs a plum tree, and stays there. His friends and classmates cannot get him to come down, not even by pelting him with rocks. So to prove to him that there is a meaning to life, they set out to give up things of importance, challenging one another to make increasingly serious sacrifices. The pile is started with a lifetime's collection of Dungeons \u0026amp; Dragons books, a fishing rod, a pair of green sandals, a pet hamster--but then, as each demand becomes more extreme, events take a morbid twist. And what if, after all these sacrifices, the pile is still not meaningful enough to bring Pierre Anthon down?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-4741327\"\u003eJanne Teller\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atheneum Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/20\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.26h x 5.89w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781442441163\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 144244116X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-YAF\"\u003eYoung Adult Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-YAF066000\"\u003eVisionary \u0026amp; Metaphysical\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-YAF\"\u003eYoung Adult Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-YAF058160\"\u003eSocial Themes | Peer Pressure\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-YAF\"\u003eYoung Adult Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-YAF058260\"\u003eSocial Themes | Values \u0026amp; Virtues\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJanne Teller was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, and has written several award-winning novels that have been translated into a number of languages. \u003ci\u003eNothing\u003c\/i\u003e is the winner of the prestigious Best Children's Book Award from the Danish Cultural Ministry and is also a Printz Award Honor Book in the United States. Janne lives in New York City and Denmark. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMartin Aitken\u003c\/b\u003e has a doctorate in linguistics and has translated hundreds of articles, poems, and novels. Born in England, he lives in Copenhagen, Denmark.","brand":"Atheneum Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42701561037037,"sku":"9781442441163","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_523810b0-e4bc-43aa-8bc1-96bfe2365fc6.jpg?v=1649950157","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/nothing-9781442441163","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}