The Umbrella Maker's Son

By Katrina Leno

A boy uncovers the secret behind his perpetually rainy town to save his family's business.

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384 pages

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Bookroo's summary

In a city where rain never stops, Oscar Buckle faces a dilemma: save his family's umbrella business or uncover the truth behind the endless downpour. Forced to leave school, Oscar works alongside his father, but strange occurrences lead him to suspect foul play. With his best friend Saige, Oscar embarks on a quest to reveal the mystery behind the weather. Can they uncover the truth before it's too late? Dive into a world where the weather holds secrets and adventure awaits at every turn.

From the publisher

From a critically acclaimed author comes a fantastical middle grade novel about a boy determined to prove there’s more than just the weather behind his rainy town. Oscar Buckle lives in a city where it’s always raining. And when it isn’t raining, it’s about to rain, so the townspeople have learned to embrace it. Oscar’s father is an umbrella maker–appropriate for a place where you can’t leave home without one!–but while Buckle Umbrellas are strong, reliable, and high quality, they’re expensive. Because of this, people are buying from the competitor instead, which is threatening Oscar’s family’s business. To make ends meet, Oscar is forced to quit school and work in his father’s shop as an apprentice. But when extraordinary events start to occur in their rainy town, Oscar becomes suspicious of their competitor. Desperate to save his town, Oscar must enlist the help of his best friend, Saige, to discover if there’s more than nature involved in their city’s weather.

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