{"product_id":"moonpenny-island-isbn-9780062112941","title":"Moonpenny Island","description":"\u003cp\u003eReaders of Kate DiCamillo and Sheila Turnage will love Moonpenny Island, a middle grade novel of friendship and secrets by the beloved and acclaimed Tricia Springstubb.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoonpenny is a tiny island in a great lake. When the summer people leave and the ferries stop running, just the tried-and-true islanders are left behind. Flor and her best, her perfect friend, Sylvie, are the only eleven-year-olds for miles and miles—and Flor couldn’t be happier. But come the end of summer, unthinkable things begin to happen. Sylvie is suddenly, mysteriously, whisked away to school on the mainland. Flor’s mother leaves to take care of Flor’s sick grandmother and doesn’t come back. Her big sister has a secret, and Flor fears it’s a dangerous one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, a geologist and his peculiar daughter arrive to excavate prehistoric trilobites, one of the first creatures to develop sight. Soon Flor is helping them. As her own ability to see her life on this little lump of limestone evolves, she faces truths about those she loves—and about herself—she never imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow do you find your way when your whole world falls apart?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAn Unbreakable Friendship:\u003c\/b\u003e Flor and Sylvie are the only eleven-year-olds on Moonpenny Island. When Sylvie is suddenly sent away, Flor must figure out who she is without her perfect friend by her side.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDeep Family Secrets:\u003c\/b\u003e With her mother gone and her big sister Cecilia hiding something dangerous, Flor feels more alone than ever. She soon discovers that even the people you love most have parts you’ve never seen.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Unique Island Setting:\u003c\/b\u003e A tiny, isolated island in a great lake, where the ferries stop for the winter and a handful of families are left with the quiet, the beauty, and each other’s secrets.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAn Unlikely New Friend:\u003c\/b\u003e When a geologist and his peculiar daughter arrive to hunt for trilobite fossils, Flor finds a surprising connection that helps her see her own world in a new light.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Springstubb does a lovely job of mixing character, plot, and purpose in a story that contains both hardscrabble realities and moments of magic realism. Her fluency of language supports scenes that are down and dirty and those that soar. But it is her ability to make her readers really feel Mo’s tangle of emotions as hopes and dreams collide with worries and fears that makes this so memorable.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist (starred review), about What Happened on Fox Street\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Springstubb effectively turns the neighborhood into a character in its own right, one that’s loving and protective. Mo’s voice is original, though it has tinctures of Scout and Harriet. What happened on Fox Street? Love, belief and caring.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews (starred review), about What Happened on Fox Street\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The subtext of her mother’s accidental death is artfully woven into the sensory-rich, action-packed narrative. Mo is a character readers will root for, as her imagination, stubbornness, dislike of surprises, and curiously fierce caution in crossing the street make her seem as intensely real to the reader as her fox is to Mo. What happened on Fox Street? Readers may find their own neighborhoods equally as wondrous after finding out.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book (starred review), about What Happened on Fox Street\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“What Happened on Fox Street is an absolute must-have for elementary collections.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichie Partington, Richiespicks.com, about What Happened on Fox Street\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Tricia Springstubb creates a vivid sense of place-I felt sure I’d visited Fox Street in the flesh-and populates her story with memorable characters whose troubles are relevant to all of humanity. Crafted with original turns of phrase and a pleasing pace, What Happened on Fox Street is both engaging and affecting.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLeslie Connor, award-winning author of Waiting for Normal, about What Happened on Fox Street\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Springstubb beautifully captures the emotions of loss that come with leaving all that’s loved and familiar, as well as the first stirrings of hope when it seems as if things just might work out…Readers will both be inspired and comforted by these indefatigable sisters, whose humanity brings out the very same in others.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist (starred review), about Mo Wren, Lost and Found\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“While exploring familiar themes of the unavoidable changes of adolescence, the novel weaves complex layers of fresh, relatable imagery and charming characterization across education levels, cultures, and generations, beautifully teaching that our shared humanity is one thing that doesn’t change.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Tricia Springstubb has found just the right mix of intrigue, sorrow, and compassion…Not just for a young person, but for all of us.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Poetic and poignant, Springstubb’s tale of friendship, loss, hope, and heartache is so fresh and honest it will resonate widely.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Readers will laugh and cry with Mo and will want to find a friend just like her.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal, about Mo Wren, Lost and Found\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Springstubb’s lively prose and unique combination of mundaneness and melodrama make her characters believable with a clarity unusual in books for this age and create an engaging story that challenges readers to consider their own world as carefully as Mo does.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book, about Mo Wren, Lost and Found\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In her inventive and big-hearted Moonpenny Island, Tricia Springstubb lovingly assures her readers that though change can be terrifying, we have the ability to adapt and even thrive-especially if we all stick together. Sparkling and singular, this book is a gem.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnne Ursu, acclaimed author of The Real Boy and Breadcrumbs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Tricia Springstubb tells Flor’s story of shifting, unmappable hearts with the honesty and grace of a changing tide, letting Flor ride her bicycle right off the page—and straight into the reader’s heart.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSheila Turnage, Newbery Honor-winning author of Three Times Lucky\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Flor’s growing...awareness of change and heightened understanding of those around her result in a unique protagonist who, like a fossil, creates an imprint that remains long after her story is finished.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Springstubb has a feel for the drama and trauma that consume the lives of girls like Flor, who discover that life is rarely tidy and that stories are often left incomplete. [Flor’s] actions should also offer hope to readers who will find in her a character who thinks and feels and acts very much as they do.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clarion Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888076779749,"sku":"NP9780062112941","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062112941.jpg?v=1730228090","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/moonpenny-island-isbn-9780062112941","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}