{"product_id":"9780063230842_rick-kotanis-400-million-dollar-summer","title":"Rick Kotani's 400 Million Dollar Summer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eGolden Kite Award Finalist \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eOregon Book Award Finalist \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOregon Book Award–winning author Waka T. Brown hits a home run in this middle grade novel about a baseball-obsessed twelve-year-old who moves to Oregon to help his grandfather—an elusive old man with a shrouded past—but ends up learning unexpected truths about his family and how they mysteriously parallel the Japanese folktale of Urashima Taro. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eRick Kotani is looking forward to spending the entire summer playing baseball. Sure, his team never wins, but he's been practicing a special pitch he \u003ci\u003eknows \u003c\/i\u003eis going to land him a 400-million-dollar major-league contract . . . someday. That all changes when his mother throws a curveball of her own: Instead of playing ball in California, Rick will be heading to Oregon to help keep an eye on Grandpa Hiroshi while they move him to a retirement home. Trading no-hitters to be a babysitter? Rick is beyond bummed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut once there, Rick discovers Grandpa is actually pretty cool, and the two bond over a Japanese folktale about a fisherman, Urashima Taro, who trades his life on earth for the riches of an underwater kingdom. And like the fisherman, Rick soon forgets about his team back home when he joins a supercompetitive local league that only cares about being the best—at any cost.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the team racks up the wins and Grandpa makes his final move, Rick must decide which ending he wants for his story: Will he fall in line with his ruthless teammates and their victory-obsessed coach in his own \"underwater kingdom,\" or will family, true friendship, and integrity lead him back to shore?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Waka T. Brown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46900134740117,"sku":"9780063230842","price":35.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780063230842_73f187ad-8725-4d2a-83d7-217628846d5f.jpg?v=1776888374","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780063230842_rick-kotanis-400-million-dollar-summer","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}