{"product_id":"bird-lake-moon-isbn-9780061470769","title":"Bird Lake Moon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTold in alternating voices, this smart and engaging middle grade novel from the beloved Kevin Henkes is the story of two boys coming together in friendship as they struggle with family conflicts and tragedy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are ghosts at Bird Lake, and they're haunting Mitch and Spencer. Not the Halloween kind, but ghosts of the past. Memories of how life was before—before the divorce, before the accident. Can their ghosts bring Mitch and Spencer together, as friends? Or will their secrets keep them apart?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMitch feels isolated at his grandparents’ house and can’t help hating his father, who walked out on him and his mom two and a half weeks earlier. Spencer’s family has decided it’s finally time to return to Bird Lake, years after his brother, Matty, drowned there. Both boys arrive at the lake scarred and fragile, but as they become friends, the sharp edges of their lives smooth out and, slowly, they are able to start healing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Superbly crafted. A ‘must have’ for every library.” —School Library Journal (starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In a novel as tender as his acclaimed Olive’s Ocean, Henkes probes the psyches of two boys facing family conflicts.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo boys, two separate heartbreaks, and one unforgettable summer at Bird Lake.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAlternating Voices:\u003c\/b\u003e Experience the summer through the eyes of both Mitch and Spencer as their separate stories slowly intertwine.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDealing with Divorce:\u003c\/b\u003e Follow Mitch as he grapples with anger and isolation after his father suddenly leaves the family.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGrief and Loss:\u003c\/b\u003e Join Spencer as his family confronts a painful past by returning to the lake where his brother drowned years before.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Story of Healing:\u003c\/b\u003e A tender, character-driven novel about how the bonds of friendship can help smooth life's sharpest edges.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e | \u003cp\u003eSpencer thought the house might be haunted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMitch knew it wasn't. And he knew why.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe whole time Spencer and Mitch hung out together at Bird Lake that summer, there were secrets keeping them apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd maybe a secret knowledge keeping them together, too—together like members of the same tribe. Like friends.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“In a novel as tender as his acclaimed \u003cem\u003eOlive’s Ocean\u003c\/em\u003e, Henkes probes the psyches of two boys facing family conflict.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Henkes knows children and their secrets, and readers will lean close to hear the whispers.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eALA Booklist (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Superbly crafted . . . with humor and just the right amount of tension to make this a significant and highly readable book.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This quiet, beautifully told story deals delicately but realistically with the boys’ emotions.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKliatt (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Henkes deftly locates Mitch’s pain and confusion, delivering a novel that’s quiet, nuanced, and redemptive.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Unpretentious, spare, and timeless in the way of summers by the lake.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Greenwillow Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888620007653,"sku":"NP9780061470769","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780061470769.jpg?v=1730229460","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/bird-lake-moon-isbn-9780061470769","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}