{ "item_title" : "The Quarry", "item_author" : [" Matthew Thrush "], "item_description" : "Four friends. A summer of secrets. A storm that isn't from this world.Thirteen-year-old Leo Vance hoped this summer would finally be simple. No monsters. No secret missions. Just bike rides, fishing, and his friends.Then his best friend Mac wins a spot at a fancy engineering camp beside Ridgeport's flooded quarry, and something deep beneath the dark water begins to wake.At first it's just a flicker of light. Then a glittering, glass-winged creature lands on Leo's windowsill. Soon there are hundreds of them, then thousands, pouring out of the quarry and into town. They swarm streetlights, drain car batteries, and black out whole neighborhoods. They're drawn to every electric light they can find.Mac knows more than he's telling. The man who runs the camp has made him feel important for the first time in his life, and Mac doesn't want to hear that the machine he helped build might be tearing open a door to another world.With the county fair in chaos, a little girl trapped at the top of a Ferris wheel, and a storm building over the quarry, Leo, Mac, Sam, and Maya have one night to lead the swarm home. To do it, they'll need a whole town, a trail of flashlights stretching for miles, and the courage to tell the truth when hiding would be easier.The Quarry is Book Three of The Riftwood Quest. It's a science-fiction adventure for readers ages 10-14, full of eerie wonders, daring rescues, laugh-out-loud moments, and friendship that's tested and holds. Each book stands on its own, and reading the series in order makes every mystery deeper.For parents, teachers, book clubs, and homeschool co-ops: 8 full-page illustrations that bring the Glimmerwings, the fair, and the quarry to lifeAn illustrated map of Ridgeport and the old quarryTalk About It discussion questions with Scripture references, ready for family read-alouds, book clubs, and co-op groupsA Note to Parents explaining the themes and offering ways to start meaningful conversationsA sneak peek at Chapter One of Book Four, The Salt VaultWhat kids learn along the way: pride and confession, telling the truth even when it costs you, the difference between encouragement and flattery, letting friends lead, and the hope of a God who is Father of the fatherless. It all comes in a safe, exciting story with PG scares, no bad language, and a faith message woven in naturally, never preachy.Because the best adventures are the ones you face together.", "item_img_path" : "https://covers1.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/1/96/347/813/1963478134_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "14.99", "online_price" : "14.99", "our_price" : "14.99", "club_price" : "14.99", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }

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