{"product_id":"9781979628839","title":"The Adventures of Romain Kalbris","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\"How does good literature get lost?\" Barry Clay asks in the forward of \"The Adventures of Romain Kalbris.\" Clay has rescued a nearly forgotten work of the popular French children's author, Hector Malot, the \"Rick Riordan\" of his day. Clay has translated and adapted it for a modern audience with new illustrations by Joshua McClymont. \"The Adventures of Romain Kalbris\" tells the story of a boy who wants nothing more than to follow in is father's footsteps and be a sailor. But when his father dies at sea, heroically saving members of a crew in mortal peril, his mother sends him to live with his miserly Uncle Simon to keep him safe. And so begins a series of humorous misadventures that take Romain from his small home of Port-Dieu to the big city of Paris. There are no car chases or magical creatures, but this story is magic simply in the presentation of a life that is now found only in history books. It is the story of a boy with a big heart -- and the people he meets along the way in his attempt to make his dream come true.","brand":"CreateSpace Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48246921560305,"sku":"9781979628839","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9781979628839_p0.jpg?v=1780561144","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781979628839","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}