{"product_id":"nightingales-nest-isbn-9781595146236","title":"Nightingale's Nest","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn award winning modern fairy tale about friendship and family, for fans of \u003ci\u003eBridge to Terabithia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwelve-year-old John Fischer Jr., “Little John” as he’s always been known, is spending the hot Texas summer helping his father to clear trees for Mr. King, the richest and most powerful man in town. Then one day he hears a song through the brush, one so beautiful that it stops him in his tracks. He follows the melody and finds, not a bird, but a young girl sitting in the branches of a tall sycamore tree. There’s something magical about this girl, Gayle, especially her soaring singing voice. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLittle John's home is full of sorrow over his sister’s death and endless stress over money troubles. But his friendship with Gayle quickly becomes the one bright spot in tough times . . . until Mr. King forces Little John into an impossible choice: risk his family’s wages and survival, or put Gayle's future in danger.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInspired by a Hans Christian Andersen story, \u003ci\u003eNightingale's Nest\u003c\/i\u003e is an unforgettable novel about a boy with the weight of the world on his shoulders and a girl with the gift of healing in her voice.\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Magical realism meets coming of age in this sensitive and haunting novel.\"—\u003ci\u003eBCCB\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Smart and beautiful . . . Once you’ve read it, you’ll have a hard time getting it out of your head.”—Elizabeth Bird, \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e Blog\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003ci\u003eNIGHTINGALE'S NEST\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“It was the writing, of course, that struck my attention first. Loftin gives the book beautiful sequences filled with equally beautiful sentences. . . . As for the characters, there wasn’t a person here that I couldn’t recognize as real. I was quite taken with the fact that Loftin continually sidesteps a lot of the usual middle grade tropes. . . . Smart and beautiful by turns, \u003ci\u003eNightingale’s Nest\u003c\/i\u003e does one thing that few will contest. Once you’ve read it, you’ll have a hard time getting it out of your head.\u003cb\u003e” \u003c\/b\u003e–Elizabeth Bird, \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e Blog\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Unusual, finely crafted story of loss, betrayal, and healing.\" —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Magical realism meets coming of age in this sensitive and haunting novel . . . . Read this aloud and have both boys and girls alike utterly enraptured.\" –\u003ci\u003eBCCB\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"It is Loftin’s skill in depicting both the human and the arboreal characters that will engage and inspire readers. The lyrical, descriptive prose and the hopeful ending will linger long after the final chapter.\" —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An extraordinary read—I had to tear myself away from it.\"—Katherine Catmull, author of \u003ci\u003eSummer and Bird\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Perfectly captures the challenges of growing up and dealing with loss. Get ready to have your heart touched.\"—Shannon Messenger, author of \u003ci\u003eKeeper of the Lost Cities\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Tugs and tears at the reader’s heart. . . . lovely and magical.\"—Bethany Hegedus, author of \u003ci\u003eTruth with a Capital T\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBetween Us Baxters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Riveting. . . . This is a book you'll long remember.\"—Lynda Mullaly Hunt, author of \u003ci\u003eOne for the Murphys\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Loftin's eye for strange beauty in unexpected places often takes the reader's breath away.\"—Claire Legrand, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Will haunt your soul—and lift your heart.\"—Kimberley Griffiths Little, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Healing Spell\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhen the Butterflies Came\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A haunting, beautifully told story!\"—Bobbie Pyron, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Dogs of Winter\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Dog's Way Home\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The kind of book I wanted to read slowly.\"—Shelley Moore Thomas, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Seven Tales of Trinket\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is a work of tremendous heart.\"—Anne Ursu, author of \u003ci\u003eBreadcrumbs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR NIKKI LOFTIN:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A mesmerizing read.\"—\u003ci\u003ePublisher's Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An irresistable contemporary fairy tale.\"—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003eNikki Loftin lives and writes just outside Austin, Texas, surrounded by dogs, chickens, and small, loud boys. She is also the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sinister Sweetness of Splendid Academy\u003c\/i\u003e, which \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e called “mesmerizing” and \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e called “irresistible.” Her third novel, \u003ci\u003eWish Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, will published in 2015. You can visit her online at www.nikkiloftin.com or on Twitter @NikkiLoftin.","brand":"Razorbill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303521308901,"sku":"NP9781595146236","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781595146236.jpg?v=1767733734","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/nightingales-nest-isbn-9781595146236","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}