{"product_id":"the-factory-catherine-egan-paperback","title":"The Factory -- Catherine Egan, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eStep inside the Factory in this suspenseful exploration of power, exploitation, and the nature of time that \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e calls a \"gripping, fast-paced story with a cliffhanger ending,\" and a \"complex beginning to what will surely be a sought-after series\"!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003eThirteen-year-old Asher Doyle is no stranger to misfortune. Bullied at school and struggling with problems at home, he dreams of the day he can leave it all behind him. That's when he receives an unexpected opportunity: an invitation to join the Factory -- a top-secret research facility that's supposedly developing renewable energy -- and Asher will be paid handsomely for his participation. It seems like the answer to all his problems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut not everything is as it seems at the Factory. The other kids in the program are tired and sullen, almost as if they've had the life sucked out of them, and the staff members are clearly hiding something. What's more, Asher discovers he wasn't chosen at random; someone in the program desperately wants him to participate. Asher can't help but feel that whatever the Factory is doing, it's not what he or any of the other kids signed up for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo Asher's horror, it turns out that the Factory isn't developing renewable energy at all. So what is the Factory up to, and more important, \u003ci\u003ewhy\u003c\/i\u003e? As conditions in the Factory worsen, Asher must team up with the other kids to uncover the sinister truth behind the experiment -- and his personal connection to it -- before someone gets seriously hurt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Catherine Egan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Scholastic Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1\/7\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.5\" H x 5.1\" L x 0.8\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781339034218\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flowerburst LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46696129265818,"sku":"9781339034218","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/3015\/4138\/files\/9781339034218_33f445eb-989c-48a2-a5ed-fc99cc0e154e.jpg?v=1774805866","url":"https:\/\/unclejonsbookfactory.com\/products\/the-factory-catherine-egan-paperback","provider":"Uncle Jon's Book Factory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}