Hi, Edan,
I’m blown away! I have no control over the price of books, but that seems a little odd!
As far as I know, the book is still in print in Canada — and has even been repruinted in the last several years. Try contacting Scholastic Canada through:
I appreciate your ongoing interest in me and my work. Please keep in touch and let me know if you have better luck through Scholastic Canada, which was the original publisher of I WANT TO GO HOME.
Best wishes,
—-Gordon Korman—-