{"product_id":"thunder-and-mercy-a-novel","title":"Thunder and Mercy: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e“A dazzling plot with characters who are rich and real and unforgettable.”—Lynda Mullaly Hunt, New York Times best-selling author of Fish in a Tree\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs a hidden diary the key to an unsolved secret from the American Revolution?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt’s 1979 and twelve-year-old Theodora “Thunder” Underwood is dreading her summer vacation once again. Every year, her scientist parents disappear on far-flung scientific expeditions, leaving her with relatives who clearly don’t want her around.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut this summer, Thunder is sent to Mount Pleasant, her aunt’s historic yet crumbling old mansion outside of Philadelphia once owned by Revolutionary War traitor Benedict Arnold. When Thunder discovers a mysterious diary written by Mercy, a girl her age who lived through the American Revolution, Thunder is plunged into a mystery that involves a shadowy prowler, a hidden ring, and mysterious spies—making her summer far more exciting than she ever expected.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFast-paced and full of twists, this suspenseful middle grade novel transports young readers between the 1770s and 1970s as Thunder uncovers the truth behind a Revolutionary-era spy network—and discovers the importance of friendship, family, and her own voice along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jennifer Robin Barr","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47498106798333,"sku":"9781635923261","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0472\/7069\/0970\/files\/9781635923261.jpg?v=1778012216","url":"https:\/\/www.thepaintedporch.com\/products\/thunder-and-mercy-a-novel","provider":"The Painted Porch Bookshop ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}