{"product_id":"willa-of-dark-hollow-isbn-9781368009485","title":"Willa of Dark Hollow","description":"\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eWilla of the Wood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eA 2018 Goodreads Choice Award Nominee\u003cbr\u003eAn Amazon Best Book of the Month, July 2018\u003cbr\u003eA Readerlink Buzz Pick, July 2018\u003cbr\u003eRecommended by the Great Smoky Mountains National Park\u003cbr\u003eOkra Pick for representing the \"best in Southern literature\"\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eBN Kids\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Book for Young Readers, July 2018\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eBrightly\u003c\/i\u003e Best Children’s and YA Book of July 2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A moving, atmospheric journey of hope.\" —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Beatty conjures up a resourceful, compassionate heroine. Full of atmospheric details and rickly described magic . . . this well-paced tale asks insightful questions about the relationship between nature and humans.\" —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The heroine is an appealing character . . . and her anguish is clear as she wavers between\u003cbr\u003efrightened self-preservation and her desire to help her friends.” \u003ci\u003e—School Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Willa is a strong and likable creature of the natural world, and seamlessly represents themes of loyalty, tradition, family, and stewardship of the Earth in this engaging story.\" —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Connection\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eWilla of the Wood \u003c\/i\u003ewill grip readers from its first page.\" —\u003ci\u003eCulturess\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I have come to expect lush description, clever plotting, and memorable characters from Beatty, but I was unprepared for the flat-out gorgeousness of \u003ci\u003eWilla of the Wood\u003c\/i\u003e.\" —\u003ci\u003eIt's All About the Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Beatty\u003c\/b\u003e is the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling author of the Serafina series, the Willa of the Wood series, and \u003ci\u003eSylvia Doe and the 100-Year Flood\u003c\/i\u003e, all published by Disney Hyperion. Loved by young readers and adults alike, his books are being taught in over a thousand classrooms nationwide and have been translated into over 22 languages. Robert lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Asheville, North Carolina with his wife and three daughters. He writes full-time now, but in his past lives, Robert was one of the early pioneers of cloud computing, the founder\/CEO of Plex Systems, the co-founder of Beatty Robotics, and the chairman\/CTO of Narrative magazine. In 2007, he was named an Entrepreneur of the Year. When asked about the inspiration for his books, Robert said, “The Serafina and Willa books grew out of my desire to write stories about unusual and heroic young girls for my three daughters.\"","brand":"Disney Hyperion","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300781215973,"sku":"NP9781368009485","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781368009485.jpg?v=1767744345","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/willa-of-dark-hollow-isbn-9781368009485","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}