{"product_id":"we-are-the-ants-shaun-david-hutchinson-paperback","title":"We Are the Ants -- Shaun David Hutchinson, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e Best YA Book of All Time (2021)\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the \"author to watch\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e) of \u003ci\u003eThe Five Stages of Andrew Brawley \u003c\/i\u003ecomes an \"equal parts sarcastic and profound\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review) novel about a teenage boy who must decide whether or not the world is worth saving.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHenry Denton has spent years being periodically abducted by aliens. Then the aliens give him an ultimatum: The world will end in 144 days, and all Henry has to do to stop it is push a big red button. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOnly he isn't sure he wants to. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter all, life hasn't been great for Henry. His mom is a struggling waitress held together by a thin layer of cigarette smoke. His brother is a jobless dropout who just knocked someone up. His grandmother is slowly losing herself to Alzheimer's. And Henry is still dealing with the grief of his boyfriend's suicide last year. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWiping the slate clean sounds like a pretty good choice to him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Henry is a scientist first, and facing the question thoroughly and logically, he begins to look for pros and cons: in the bully who is his perpetual one-night stand, in the best friend who betrayed him, in the brilliant and mysterious boy who walked into the wrong class. Weighing the pain and the joy that surrounds him, Henry is left with the ultimate choice: push the button and save the planet and everyone on it...or let the world--and his pain--be destroyed forever.\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shaun David Hutchinson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5\/16\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.3\" H x 5.5\" L x 1.5\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781481449649\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Uncle Jon's Book Factory","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47022776647834,"sku":"9781481449649","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/3015\/4138\/files\/9781481449649.jpg?v=1774691477","url":"https:\/\/unclejonsbookfactory.com\/products\/we-are-the-ants-shaun-david-hutchinson-paperback","provider":"Uncle Jon's Book Factory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}