{"product_id":"a-world-without-summer-nicholas-day-9780593643884","title":"A World Without Summer: A Volcano Erupts, a Creature Awakens, and the Sun Goes Out","description":"\u003cb\u003eDiscover how Mount Tambora's catastrophic eruption plunged the world into darkness, altering the global climate and inspiring the likes of Mary Shelley's \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/i\u003e. This remarkable story of disaster and survival is brought to life in a thrilling new illustrated nonfiction title from the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Mona Lisa Vanishes\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe world was upside-down. The wind was fire. The sky was ash. The rain was rock. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA couple of hundred years ago, on a quiet Indonesian island, a volcano called Tambora erupted with a force and violence that changed history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt tore apart the island, and in the months and years that followed, its fallout tore apart the world. The sun refused to shine; the rain refused to stop. Everything that everyone assumed would always be there--a world that made sense, a climate that made sense--was suddenly gone. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom this riot of thunder and lightning, a young woman named Mary Shelley conceived of a scientist and his cursed creature. From the nightmare of Tambora, she wrote a nightmare of a book: \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/i\u003e--a terrifying reminder of how much damage we humans might do, without even realizing it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is the story of a volcano that changed the world and a creature that changed us. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOnce upon a time, everything was different. And no one knew if it would ever be the same. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this masterful work of middle-grade nonfiction, Nicholas Day, author of the Sibert Award-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Mona Lisa Vanishes\u003c\/i\u003e, brings us a story taken from the archives but seemingly scripted for us today: a tale of climate change and human folly and hope--and what happens when the world suddenly goes wrong.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nicholas Day\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0593643887\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593643884\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Studio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/09\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Library Binding\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d","brand":"Nicholas Day","offers":[{"title":"Library Binding","offer_id":47039760695551,"sku":"9780593643884","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e06d6fb6-df1e-4563-beea-d107bf8541af.jpg?v=1752752483","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-world-without-summer-nicholas-day-9780593643884","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}