{"product_id":"a-blue-eyed-daisy-9780689844959","title":"A Blue-Eyed Daisy","description":"\u003cb\u003ean amazing year\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Ellie Farley's father, Okey, drinks too much, mostly because he hasn't been able to work since he was injured in a mining accident. He hasn't been able to hunt, either, so it's strange when he brings home a hunting dog, a beagle named Bullet. \u003cbr\u003e But Bullet is only the first odd thing that happens to Ellie the year she's eleven. She sees a favorite uncle go off to war; a boy in her class has a fit in the middle of geography and another is accidentally killed while target shooting; and Okey drives his Chevy pickup off the mountain, with near-tragic consequences. But still Ellie manages the ordinary pleasures of making a best friend and getting kissed for the first time -- it's no wonder she confides to Bullet on her twelfth birthday, \"Some year.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCynthia Rylant is the author of more than 100 books for young people, including the beloved Henry and Mudge, Annie and Snowball, Brownie \u0026amp; Pearl, Motor Mouse, and Mr. Putter \u0026amp; Tabby series. Her novel \u003ci\u003eMissing May\u003c\/i\u003e received the Newbery Medal. She lives in Portland, Oregon.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Atheneum Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50412806996242,"sku":"9780689844959","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b9539bc6-44d0-4d36-9f1b-652a0b3f9e14.jpg?v=1729329506","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-blue-eyed-daisy-9780689844959","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}