{"product_id":"very-rich-isbn-9780823440283","title":"Very Rich","description":"\u003cb\u003eTen-year-old Rupert Brown inadvertently finds himself spending Christmas with the wealthiest family in town and is astonished to discover a world he never knew existed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eRupert lives with his parents and many siblings in a small house in the poorest section of Steelville, Ohio. When he spends Christmas with his classmate Turgid Rivers, he is offered all the food he can eat, and the opportunity to win wonderful prizes in the family games—prizes he hopes to take home so he can share his Christmas bounty with his family.  But after he loses everything in the last game, Rupert resigns himself to going home empty handed.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeeling secretly guilty, all of the adults in Rivers family try to make it up to him by taking Rupert on one unlikely adventure after another, embroiling him in everything from time travel to bank robberies.  But can anything he experiences make up for what he has lost? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeftly blending magical realism with heartbreak, hope, and a wide cast of eccentric characters, Polly Horvath weaves a tale that is darkly funny and deeply poignant.  \u003ci\u003eVery Rich\u003c\/i\u003e is a bittersweet and quirky story that celebrates the unique nature of human experience. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Junior Library Guild selection!\u003c\/b\u003e\"Horvath is at her odd, arch best.\"\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"a brainy, unusual, and entertaining confection.\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Packed with outrageous characters and moments of brilliant  clarity, Horvath’s holiday romp touches on thankfulness and the  importance of self-acceptance.\"\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Publishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Readers who enjoy quirky, episodic adventure stories will find themselves swept along by the current of Horvath’s latest imaginative novel.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Booklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Very \u003ci\u003erich \u003c\/i\u003eindeed! Clever quandaries, witty dialogue—all crisply written with giddy Horvath cheerfulness—topped off with a whipped-cream message of \u003ci\u003ewonderment \u003c\/i\u003ethat will never grow old.\"—Jack Gantos, author of the Newbery Medal-winning \u003ci\u003eDead End in Norvelt\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Very Rich is wild, wise, and wonderful.\"—Julie Berry, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Passion of Dolssa, \u003c\/i\u003ea Michael L. Printz Honor Book and \u003ci\u003eThe Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place\u003c\/i\u003ePolly Horvath has written many books for children including \u003ci\u003eEverything on a Waffle\u003c\/i\u003e, a Newbery Honor Book; \u003ci\u003eThe Canning Season\u003c\/i\u003e, a National Book Award winner; and \u003ci\u003eThe Trolls\u003c\/i\u003e, a National Book Award finalist. She lives in British Columbia with her family. Visit her at www.PollyHorvath.com.","brand":"Margaret Ferguson Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233820717285,"sku":"NP9780823440283","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780823440283.jpg?v=1767743426","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/very-rich-isbn-9780823440283","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}