{"product_id":"tomorrow-needs-me-chaz-connell-9798175925532","title":"Tomorrow Needs Me: A Story About Saving Tomorrow and Missing Today","description":"\u003cp\u003eJackson \"Jax\" Cramberg is ready for almost anything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWildfire. Blackout. Flood. Earthquake. Evacuation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe knows which roads to take, what supplies to pack, how much water his family will need, and exactly what to do when something goes wrong. His room is filled with maps, emergency plans, checklists, weather reports, and carefully organized supplies. While other kids spend their summer swimming, riding bikes, exploring the woods, and wasting entire afternoons doing absolutely nothing, Jax is preparing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause disasters don't make appointments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd Jax refuses to be caught unprepared.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is always another possibility to consider. Another route to map. Another problem to solve. Another way tomorrow could go wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut while Jax is busy preparing for the life that might happen, the life already happening around him begins to move on without him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis best friend gets tired of waiting for Jax to come outside.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis little sister slowly stops asking him to play.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFamily dinners become another interruption.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSummer days disappear behind maps, lists, and plans for emergencies that may never come.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJax tells himself it is worth it. Someday, when something really happens, everyone will understand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen smoke appears beyond the hills.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA wildfire is moving toward Cedar Hollow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuddenly, the emergency Jax has imagined a hundred times is real.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoads close. Neighbors panic. Plans change. People need help. And for the first time, Jax's endless preparation might actually make a difference.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is his moment to prove that all those hours mattered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut as the fire draws closer, Jax begins to discover something he never included in any of his plans: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is a difference between being prepared for life and actually living it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd sometimes, while you are busy trying to save tomorrow, you can lose pieces of today that you will never get back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTomorrow Needs Me\u003c\/b\u003e is a tense and heartfelt middle-grade adventure about courage, anxiety, responsibility, friendship, family, and the pressure of believing the world needs you to hold everything together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt its heart, it is a story about a boy determined to protect the future who must confront a question bigger than any disaster he has prepared for: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat if tomorrow doesn't need you to save it as much as today needs you to be there?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chaz Connell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798175925532\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.52d","brand":"Chaz Connell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50780088402175,"sku":"9798175925532","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tomorrow-needs-me-chaz-connell-9798175925532","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}