{"product_id":"bumblebee-season-9798217044900","title":"Bumblebee Season","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom Eileen Garvin, nationally bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Music of Bees\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCrow Talk\u003c\/i\u003e, a heartwarming new story that returns to the vibrant world of beekeeping in a small Oregon town \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeekeeper Jake Stevenson should be celebrating. His fledgling honey farm has been inundated with orders. Instead, Jake is worried. He can't seem to hire anyone--with local teens more interested in jobs at Hood River's hip waterfront--and there's no way he can handle the approaching harvest all by himself, no matter how adept he's become at maneuvering among the beehives in his wheelchair. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeanwhile Flaco López, a young migrant from Mexico, is lost on Mount Hood when he stumbles upon Jake's beehives in a high alpine meadow. As Flaco takes refuge on Jake's farm, they begin to form a tentative friendship. And the two soon cross paths with Abigail Plue, a scientist more interested in insects than people, who's on Mount Hood studying a threatened native bumblebee. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen a local rabble rouser begins to rally support to build a commercial hunting camp that would destroy Mount Hood's pristine wilderness--the home of Jake's honeybees and Abigail's beloved bumblebees. And Jake, Abigail, and Flaco must come together to protect everything they hold dear. Full of warmth, big-hearted characters, and a celebration of nature in all its complexity, \u003ci\u003eBumblebee Season\u003c\/i\u003e reminds us that human connection might just be the most powerful force there is.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eileen Garvin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dutton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/21\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798217044900","brand":"Ripon Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44801924956205,"sku":"9798217044900","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/0501\/1245\/files\/img_f12363b6-bf86-4113-aa6f-6bb527127970.jpg?v=1775438744","url":"https:\/\/riponbookstore.com\/products\/bumblebee-season-9798217044900","provider":"Ripon Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}