{"product_id":"the-orphan-ship-sterling-r-walker-9781484980361","title":"The Orphan Ship","description":"The Orphan Ship by Sterling R. WalkerStranded 225 million kilometers from home on Mars Station, cousins Jake O'Brien and Lorina Murphy are drawn into a fledgling effort to help the hundreds of abandoned street children who call the station home. Jake becomes a medical apprentice in an outreach clinic, while Lorina volunteers at a juvenile shelter. They soon discover that their efforts may be in vain because something much more serious than poverty plagues Mars Station. Also stranded on Mars Station, ship's captain Danae Shepherd faces the difficult task of hiring replacement crew after an alien virus claims the lives of four in her employ, including her husband. She stumbles upon the same problem that has Jake and Lorina stumped: why are homeless children disappearing without a trace?The Orphan Ship is the first book in a trilogy. The next book, The Lost Sheep, will be released summer 2013. The Orphan ShipSilver Award Winning Book, 2012Children's Literary Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sterling R. Walker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1484980360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781484980361\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/06\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 404\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.08w x 0.83d","brand":"Sterling R. Walker","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44059205501183,"sku":"9781484980361","price":14.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_65f755bb-f520-4e2b-ae0a-10d626083238.jpg?v=1685056834","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-orphan-ship-sterling-r-walker-9781484980361","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}