{"product_id":"merit-birds","title":"Merit Birds","description":"\u003ci\u003e2015 Dewey Divas Pick\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e2016 Booklist Top Ten Multicultural Fiction List, Youth Spotlight\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCam is finally settling into his new life in Laos when tragedy strikes and he’s wrongfully accused of murder.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEighteen-year-old Cam Scott is angry. He’s angry about his absent dad, he’s angry about being angry, and he’s angry that he has had to give up his Ottawa basketball team to follow his mom to her new job in Vientiane, Laos. However, Cam’s anger begins to melt under the Southeast Asian sun as he finds friendship with his neighbour, Somchai, and gradually falls in love with Nok, who teaches him about building merit, or karma, by doing good deeds, such as purchasing caged “merit birds.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTragedy strikes and Cam finds himself falsely accused of a crime. His freedom depends on a person he’s never met. A person who knows that the only way to restore his merit is to confess. \u003ci\u003eThe Merit Birds\u003c\/i\u003e blends action, suspense, and humour in a far-off land where things seem so different, yet deep down are so much the same.","brand":"Dundurn Group Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54223947170136,"sku":"9781459729315","price":16.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781459729315_fbdf2372-2037-43fd-9769-656353647e14.jpg?v=1765269938","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/merit-birds","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}