{"product_id":"no-purchase-necessary-maria-marianayagam-9798874873820","title":"No Purchase Necessary","description":"\u003cp\u003eA funny, poignant MG debut about a boy whose life spirals out of control when he wins a prize in a stolen candy bar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAjay Anthonipillai has a million-dollar problem. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAjay has lived his life dutifully following the rules set by his Tamil parents. Rules like, \"straight A's only\" (rule #3), \"no such thing as a no-homework day\" (rule #5), and \"never watch scary movies\" (rules #10). But moving to a new school gives Ajay a new rule to follow: get on seventh grade all-star Jacob Underson's good side.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Jacob asks him to steal a Mercury bar from Scary Al's convenience store, Ajay feels this is his chance to finally \"get cool\" and gain real friends. Maybe even stop eating lunch alone. But Jacob rejects the stolen chocolate bar, leaving Ajay to unwrap it and discover that it contains Mercury's 25th Anniversary Grand Prize: one million dollars!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFaced with an extreme dilemma, Ajay will have to bear the weight of his actions and battle his conscience in deciding whether or not to claim the prize that may change the life of his family forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maria Marianayagam\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798874873820\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperCollins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/14\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e MP3 CD","brand":"Maria Marianayagam","offers":[{"title":"MP3 CD","offer_id":46372678697215,"sku":"9798874873820","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8ed224ee-f4f1-4724-8f91-232ffa69428d.jpg?v=1732726639","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/no-purchase-necessary-maria-marianayagam-9798874873820","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}