{"product_id":"secrets-out-isbn-9781629798912","title":"Secrets Out!","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this second book in the \u003ci\u003eTop-Secret Diary of Celie Valentine \u003c\/i\u003eseries, ten-year-old Celie’s grandmother has moved in with her family, and Granny’s forgetfulness is starting to worry Celie. In the meantime, Celie can tell her parents are keeping secrets, but she can’t talk to her best friend, Lula, or her sister, Jo, because they’re both keeping secrets, too! Why isn’t Lula sharing with Celie? Who is Jo texting all the time? And what is Celie supposed to do when special time with her grandmother becomes much more complicated—and possibly dangerous—than Celie can manage on her own? Once again, Celie turns to her diary as she tries to sort this all out, filling the pages with humorous, heartfelt entries, notes, drawings, and pages from her top-secret spy notebook.\u003c\/p\u003e\"Although the issues Celie faces—loss of her best friend,  conflicts with her sister, concerns about her cognitively compromised  grandmother—are major, the story is in no way heavy… A heartfelt but  amusing story about the many challenges of growing up.\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Ten-year-old Celie continues the ultra-honest (and at times  unintentionally funny) journal she began in the first book, Friendship  Over!... Celie’s voice is fresh, completely unselfconscious, and  emphatic… Much of the book’s considerable humor, as well as its pathos,  is communicated in Celie’s sketches, diagrams, and notes—scribbly,  heartfelt, and immediate.\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eJulie Sternberg is the author of the best-selling \u003ci\u003eLike Pickle Juice on a Cookie\u003c\/i\u003e and its sequels, \u003ci\u003eLike Bug Juice on a Burger\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLike Carrot Juice on a Cupcake\u003c\/i\u003e. Formerly a public interest lawyer, she is a graduate of the New School’s MFA program in Creative Writing, with a concentration in writing for children. She lives with her family in Brooklyn, New York. Visit juliesternberg.com.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohanna Wright is the illustrator of \u003ci\u003eClover Twig and the Magical Cottage\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eClover Twig and the Perilous Path\u003c\/i\u003e, and several picture books, including her own \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Circus, Bunnies on Ice\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Orchestra Pit\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives with her husband, two young children, and fuzzy cats in Portland, Oregon. Visit johannawright.com.","brand":"Astra Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303909708005,"sku":"NP9781629798912","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781629798912.jpg?v=1767736284","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/secrets-out-isbn-9781629798912","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}