{"product_id":"9781534425026","title":"Me and Sam-Sam Handle the Apocalypse by Susan Vaught","description":"\u003cb\u003e';Deeply smart and considerate.' \u003ci\u003eBCCB\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e';An absorbing mystery.' \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e';A strong addition to help diversify realistic fiction collections to include neuroatypical characters and heroines.' \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJesse is on the case when money goes missing from the library and her dad is looking like the #1 suspect in Edgar Awardwinning author Susan Vaught's latest middle grade mystery.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI could see the big inside of my Sam-Sam. I had been training him for 252 days with mini tennis balls and pieces of bacon, just to prove to Dad and Mom and Aunt Gus and the whole world that a tiny, fluffy dog could do big things if he wanted to. I think my little dog always knew he could be a hero.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI just wonder if he knew about me.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWhen the cops show up at Jesse's house and arrest her dad, she figures out in a hurry that he's the #1 suspect in the missing library fund money case. With the help of her (first and only) friend Springer, she rounds up suspects (leading to a nasty confrontation with three notorious school bullies) and asks a lot of questions. But she can't shake the feeling that she isn't exactly cut out for being a crime-solving hero. Jesse has a neuro-processing disorder, which means that she's ';on the spectrum or whatever.' As she explains it, ';I get stuck on lots of stuff, like words and phrases and numbers and smells and pictures and song lines and what time stuff is supposed to happen.' But when a tornado strikes her small town, Jesse is given the opportunity to show what she's really made ofand help her dad.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eTold with the true-as-life voice Susan Vaught is known for, this mystery will have you rooting for Jesse and her trusty Pomeranian, Sam-Sam.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56303991423349,"sku":"9781534425026","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781534425026.jpg?v=1762795299","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781534425026","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}