{"product_id":"a-world-without-summer-a-volcano-erupts-a-creature-awakens-and-the-sun-goes-out","title":"A World Without Summer: A Volcano Erupts, a Creature Awakens, and the Sun Goes Out","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe true story of how a massive catastrophic eruption plunged the world into darkness, altering the global climate and inspiring the likes of Mary Shelley's \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/i\u003e--from the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Mona Lisa Vanishes \u003c\/i\u003eand featuring black-and-white illustrations throughout.\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A tour-de-force for our times . . . At once a heart-stopping tale of climate change and a profoundly hopeful call to action.\"--Katherine Applegate, Newbery Medal winner for \u003ci\u003eThe One and Only Ivan \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA ROBERT F. SIBERT HONOR BOOK - A YALSA EXCELLENCE IN NONFICTION FINALIST - A SCBWI GOLDEN KITE AWARD FINALIST - ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review, \u003c\/i\u003eNPR, \u003ci\u003eHorn Book, The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, The Boston Globe \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe world was upside-down. The wind was fire. The sky was ash. The rain was rock.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA couple of hundred years ago, on a quiet Indonesian island, a volcano called Tambora erupted with a force and violence that changed history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt tore apart the island, and in the months and years that followed, its fallout tore apart the world. The sun refused to shine; the rain refused to stop. Everything that everyone assumed would always be there--a world that made sense, a climate that made sense--was suddenly gone. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom this riot of thunder and lightning, a young woman named Mary Shelley conceived of a scientist and his cursed creature. From the nightmare of Tambora, she wrote a nightmare of a book: \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/i\u003e--a terrifying reminder of how much damage we humans might do, without even realizing it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is the story of a volcano that changed the world and a creature that changed us. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOnce upon a time, everything was different. And no one knew if it would ever be the same. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this masterful work, Nicholas Day, author of the Sibert Award-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Mona Lisa Vanishes\u003c\/i\u003e, brings us a story taken from the archives but seemingly scripted for us today: a tale of climate change and human folly and hope--and what happens when the world suddenly goes wrong.\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 0593643879\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9780593643877\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Day, Nicholas, Imamura, Yas\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Random House Studio\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Random House Studio","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover (Sep 2025)","offer_id":46080677970117,"sku":"9780593643877","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9780593643877.jpg?v=1776039381","url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/products\/a-world-without-summer-a-volcano-erupts-a-creature-awakens-and-the-sun-goes-out","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}