{"product_id":"the-size-of-the-truth-sam-abernathy-books-9781534419551","title":"The Size of the Truth (Sam Abernathy Books)","description":"\u003cb\u003eA boy who spent three days trapped in a well tries to overcome his PTSD and claustrophobia so he can fulfill his dream of becoming a famous chef in this charming novel that is Andrew Smith’s first foray into middle grade storytelling.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen he was four years old, Sam Abernathy was trapped at the bottom of a well for three days, where he was teased by a smart-aleck armadillo named Bartleby. Since then, his parents plan every move he makes.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBut Sam doesn’t like their plans. He doesn’t want to go to MIT. And he doesn’t want to skip two grades, being stuck in the eighth grade as an eleven-year-old with James Jenkins, the boy he’s \u003ci\u003esure\u003c\/i\u003e pushed him into the well in the first place. He wants to be a chef. And he’s going to start by entering the first annual Blue Creek Days Colonel Jenkins Macaroni and Cheese Cook-Off.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThat is, if he can survive eighth grade, and figure out the size of the truth that has slipped Sam’s memory for seven years.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Used - Good","offer_id":53090428977312,"sku":"9781534419551-used-good","price":6.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0463\/0115\/1392\/files\/61KTQe2F7aL.jpg?v=1765036391","url":"https:\/\/shop.mtwyouth.org\/products\/the-size-of-the-truth-sam-abernathy-books-9781534419551","provider":"More Than Words ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}