{"product_id":"every-shiny-thing-paperback","title":"Every Shiny Thing - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCordelia Jensen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLaurie Morrison\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this beautifully constructed middle-grade novel, told half in prose and half in verse, Lauren prides herself on being a good sister, and Sierra is used to taking care of her mom. When Lauren's parents send her brother to a therapeutic boarding school for teens on the autism spectrum and Sierra moves to a foster home in Lauren's wealthy neighborhood, both girls are lost until they find a deep bond with each other. But when Lauren recruits Sierra to help with a Robin Hood scheme to raise money for autistic kids who don't have her family's resources, Sierra has a lot to lose if the plan goes wrong. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lauren must learn that having good intentions isn't all that matters when you battle injustice, and Sierra needs to realize that sometimes the person you need to take care of is yourself.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCordelia Jensen \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of the YA novel-in-verse \u003ci\u003eSkyscraping\u003c\/i\u003e, which earned a starred review from \u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003e(\"Exquisite free-verse poems . . . illuminating and deeply felt\"). \u003cb\u003eLaurie Morrison \u003c\/b\u003etaught middle school for 10 years before writing \u003ci\u003eEvery Shiny Thing\u003c\/i\u003e. Both authors live in Philadelphia and received MFAs in writing for children and young adults from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 09, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Every Shiny Thing\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.4\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42731615486015,"sku":"9781419733772","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/acdda25cce4efcfe86ea3e7810fa30d4.webp?v=1765129482","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/every-shiny-thing-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}