{"product_id":"moxy-maxwell-does-not-love-stuart-little-isbn-9780440422303","title":"Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Stuart Little","description":"\u003cp\u003eHere's the first book in the hilarious Moxy Maxwell series, which includes \u003ci\u003eMoxy Maxwell Does Not Love Writing Thank-you Notes\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMoxy Maxwell Does Not Love Practicing the Piano\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt wasn't as if Moxy hadn't \u003ci\u003etried \u003c\/i\u003eto do her summer reading. She and \u003ci\u003eStuart  Little \u003c\/i\u003ehad been inseparable all summer, like best friends. If \u003ci\u003eStuart Little \u003c\/i\u003ewasn't  in her backpack, it was in her lap . . . or holding up the coffee table . . . or  getting splashed when Moxy went swimming. But now it's the end of August—the day  before fourth grade. And if Moxy doesn't read \u003ci\u003eall \u003c\/i\u003eof \u003ci\u003eStuart Little \u003c\/i\u003eimmediately, there  are going to be \"consequences.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt may look like Moxy is doing nothing, but actually  she is very busy with a zillion highly crucial things—like cleaning up her room (sort  of) and training her dog and taking a much-needed rest in the hammock. Just look  at the pictures her twin brother Mark takes to document it all—they're scattered  throughout—and you'll see why it's so difficult to make time for a book about a mouse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOf course our heroine does manage to finish her book, falling so in love with it  that she finds herself reading under the covers with a flashlight, late into the  night.\u003c\/p\u003e“WITH ITS BRILLIANTLY accessible application of a usually complex narrative technique, this work represents a significant raising of the bar for writers of chapter books. Technique or no technique, kids will recognize Moxy—and they will love her.”\u003ci\u003e—Kirkus Reviews, \u003c\/i\u003eStarred\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Gifford’s depiction of an overly exuberant nine-year-old may remind some readers of Lois Lowry’s \u003ci\u003eGooney Bird Greene.\u003c\/i\u003e”\u003ci\u003e—School Library Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“The short, sassy chapters have an immediacy that may have readers wringing their hands as the clock ticks down.”\u003ci\u003e—Booklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeggy Gifford's original plan was to become a famous (but really nice) actress. But  after touring Ohio as Winnie-the-Pooh, she decided to become a writer instead. She  holds an MFA from the Iowa Writer's Workshop, and her work has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eIowa  Review\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eAntioch Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and women's magazines like \u003ci\u003eRedbook\u003c\/i\u003e. This is her first  novel for children. She lives in New York, New York and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eValorie Fisher is the author-illustrator of \u003ci\u003eHow High Can a Dinosaur Count?\u003c\/i\u003e, which  recevied two starred reviews, among other titles. Her first two picture books, \u003ci\u003eMy  Big Brother \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMy Big Sister\u003c\/i\u003e—both Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award winners—were,  like \u003ci\u003eMoxy Maxwell\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated with photographs. She lives in Cornwall, Connecticut.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yearling","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46299824980197,"sku":"NP9780440422303","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780440422303.jpg?v=1767733031","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/moxy-maxwell-does-not-love-stuart-little-isbn-9780440422303","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}