{"product_id":"the-big-sting-9780735269323","title":"The Big Sting","description":"\u003cb\u003eA visit to Leo's grandfather's farm turns upside down when his grandmother's beehives are stolen. A light-hearted and funny middle-grade novel for fans of Rebecca Stead and Lynda Mullaly Hunt.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEleven-year-old Leo is an \"armchair adventurer.\" This, according to Dad, means he'd choose adventures in books or video games over real-life experiences. And while Leo hates the label, he can't argue with it. Unlike his little sister Lizzie, Leo is not a risk-taker. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo when he, Lizzie, Mom and Dad leave the city to visit Grandpa on Heron Island, Leo finds all kinds of dangers to avoid -- from the deep, dark ocean to an old barn on the verge of collapse. But nothing on the island is more fearsome than Grandpa himself -- Leo has never met anyone so grumpy! According to Mom, Grandpa is still grieving the recent death of his wife, a beekeeper beloved by everyone on the island. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDespite Leo's best efforts to avoid it, adventure finds him anyway when Grandma's beehives go missing in the dead of night. Infuriated, Grandpa vows to track down the sticky-fingered thieves himself . . . with risk-averse Leo and danger-loving Lizzie (plus a kitten named Mayhem) in tow.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16177436\"\u003eRachelle Delaney\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tundra Books (NY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/07\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.60w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780735269323\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0735269327\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-JUV\"\u003eJuvenile Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-JUV028000\"\u003eMysteries \u0026amp; Detective Stories\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-JUV\"\u003eJuvenile Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-JUV013030\"\u003eFamily | Multigenerational\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-JUV\"\u003eJuvenile Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-JUV002140\"\u003eAnimals | Insects, Spiders, etc.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRACHELLE DELANEY\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of several middle-grade novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Metro Dogs of Moscow\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a CLA Book of the Year Honour Book, as well as a finalist for the Silver Birch Award and the Red Book Cedar Award, among others. Its sequel, \u003ci\u003eThe Circus Dogs of Prague\u003c\/i\u003e, was shortlisted for the Pacific Northwest Library Association's Young Reader's Choice Award. \u003ci\u003eThe Bonaventure Adventures\u003c\/i\u003e won BC's Chocolate Lily Award in 2019 and \u003ci\u003eClara Voyant\u003c\/i\u003e was a Chocolate Lily Award nominee. Visit her at www.rachelledelaney.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tundra Books (NY)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48108805980397,"sku":"9780735269323","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_61ec8dd1-af22-467f-9724-be8accda6dc7.jpg?v=1747583565","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-big-sting-9780735269323","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}