{"product_id":"the-last-book-in-the-universe","title":"The Last Book in the Universe","description":"This fast-paced action novel is set in a future where the world has been almost destroyed. Newbery Honor Author Rodman Philbrick is at his very best.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Last Book in the Universe\u003c\/i\u003e joins the Scholastic Gold line, which features award-winning and beloved novels. Includes exclusive bonus content!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNobody around here reads anymore. Why bother, when you can just shoot all the images and excitement straight into your brain? I've heard of books, but they were long before I was born, in the backtimes before the Big Shake...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a world where people only use mindprobes for entertainment, a teenaged boy is one of the rare human beings who can see life for what is really is. Cruelly nicknamed \"Spaz\", he is subject to random seizures that make it impossible for him to use the brain-drain tech. But what sets him apart eventually becomes his salvation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter meeting an old man called Ryter, Spaz begins to learn about how the world used to be before the catastrophic earthquake that changed everything. There is a story of a promised land, rich in its bounties, that can cure any ailment and more beautiful than any place left in the desolate wasteland humanity calls home. The two set off to find Eden in the hopes of saving Spaz's dying sister, and together, seek to bring some good back to the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFahrenheit 451 \u003c\/i\u003emeets \u003ci\u003eThe Giver\u003c\/i\u003e in this action-packed thriller from the author of the bestselling novel \u003ci\u003eFreak the Mighty\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 0439087597\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9780439087599\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Philbrick, Rodman, N\/A, N\/A\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Blue Sky Press (AZ)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Blue Sky Press (AZ)","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Mar 2002)","offer_id":45660092235973,"sku":"9780439087599","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9780439087599.jpg?v=1768918238","url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/products\/the-last-book-in-the-universe","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}