{"product_id":"a-secret-shared-9780062885883","title":"A Secret Shared","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNewbery Medal-winning author Patricia MacLachlan paints a moving portrait of what it means to be a family, the power of love, and the importance of bringing the truth out into the light, in this beautiful and profound story about adoption, now available in paperback.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNora and Ben's younger sister Birdy loves to keep secrets. She surprises her family more than once: She hides a kitten in her room. She writes a beautiful poem. One day Birdy watches her mother spit into a tube, ready to send it off to find out more about herself and where her family came from. Birdy spits into a tube, too, when no one sees her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when the test results come back, they are a surprise. Birdy is seemingly not related to Nora and Ben's parents. But if she is adopted, how could that have happened without the children knowing?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNora and Ben must learn when to keep a secret, and who to go to for help--and eventually, how to solve this secret for the entire family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50453613642002,"sku":"9780062885883","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ee81f398-7723-442f-b6f2-15dbea56cf91.jpg?v=1744902010","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-secret-shared-9780062885883","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}