{"product_id":"the-boy-from-earth-isbn-9780887765919","title":"The Boy from Earth","description":"Norbert, the tiny wisecracking alien from Jupiter, gets an emergency phone call from home. His sweetheart, Nerissa, has been kidnapped by an evil giant and placed in the Lost Tower of Lotubmen. He must find and rescue her, but he can't do it alone. Norbert has helped Alan through three earthly adventures. Now the tables are turned, and Norbert needs Alan's help. So Alan, the boy from Earth, comes to Jupiter and finds himself in a strange – and yet in some ways strangely familiar – environment.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRichard Scrimger’s \u003ci\u003eThe Nose from Jupiter\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Nose for Adventure,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNoses are Red\u003c\/i\u003e have won avid fans from Illinois to Italy. Alan is truly an everyboy. He is terrible at sports, is living through his parents’ divorce, and has to contend with bullies and even villains. But he has a secret weapon. Norbert, an alien from Jupiter, has come to Earth and established a home-from-home inside Alan’s nose. It’s from there that the wise-cracking, brave, and irresistible Norbert changes Alan’s life.\u003cb\u003eRichard Scrimger\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning author of seven novels for children, three picture books, and three books for adults. Columns detailing Richard’s adventures in parenthood have been published in \u003ci\u003eThe Globe and Mail, Chatelaine,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eToday’s Parent.\u003c\/i\u003e His first children’s novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Nose from Jupiter,\u003c\/i\u003e won the 10th Annual Mr. Christie’s Book Award. His first adult novel, \u003ci\u003eCrosstown,\u003c\/i\u003e was short-listed for the City of Toronto Book Award. He and his family live in Cobourg, Ontario.","brand":"Tundra Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44885355200741,"sku":"NP9780887765919","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780887765919.jpg?v=1767738505","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-boy-from-earth-isbn-9780887765919","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}