{"product_id":"the-apprenticeship-of-lucas-whitaker-9780374400149","title":"The Apprenticeship of Lucas Whitaker","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Matter of Life or Death\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's 1849, and twelve-year-old, Lucas Whitaker is all alone after his whole family dies of a disease called consumption which has swept through the community. Lucas is grief-stricken and filled with guilt. He might have saved his mother, who was the last to die, if only he had listened to news of a strange cure for this deadly disease. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnable to manage the family farm by himself, Lucas finds work as an apprentice to Doc Beecher, doctor, dentist, barber and undertaker. Doc amputates a leg as easily as he pulls a tooth, yet when it comes to consumption, he remains powerless, unwilling to try the cure he calls nonsense. Lucas can't accept Doc's disbelief, and he joins others in the dark ritual they believe is their only hope. The startling results teach Lucas a great deal about fear, desperation, and the scientific reasoning that offers hope for a true cure. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Apprenticeship of Lucas Whitaker\u003c\/i\u003e is a 2008 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cynthia C. DeFelice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Square Fish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/20\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.62h x 5.08w x 0.41d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374400149\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.2\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e15810 \/ Apprenticeship of Lucas Whitaker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCynthia DeFelice\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of many bestselling books for young readers, including \u003ci\u003eWild Life\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Ghost of Cutler Creek\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Signal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Missing Manatee\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWeasel\u003c\/i\u003e. Her books have been nominated for an Edgar Allen Poe Award and listed as American Library Association Notable Children's Books and Bank Street Best Children's Books of the Year, among numerous other honors. She lives in upstate New York.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Square Fish","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40171897127027,"sku":"9.78037E+12","price":16.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_8054dd8d-1040-462d-8a59-f766abb7b38c.jpg?v=1655212700","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-apprenticeship-of-lucas-whitaker-9780374400149","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}