{"product_id":"berry-parker-doesnt-catch-crushes-9780063284791","title":"Berry Parker Doesn't Catch Crushes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith her mom's new boyfriend, her best friend's new crush, and her dad's interest in her gym teacher, Berry vows to never catch a crush--and to show everyone how much better things would be without theirs--in this stand-alone contemporary middle grade from Tanita S. Davis, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Science of Friendship\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePartly Cloudy\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery year, Berry's mom, Ivy, visits for a three-week \"August Invasion.\" And every summer Berry hopes will be the one when Ivy will stay--forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhich is why Ivy's surprise return visit is amazing--until Berry realizes her mom didn't come for her. Ivy's back to pack the last of her things, and she's brought her new \"friend,\" Mr. Cole to help. When Berry discovers that Mr. Cole is taking a job in England, she's convinced that Ivy wants to move all the way across the ocean with him, to where an August Invasion can't reach. Even at school, messy feelings are ruining everything. Berry's best friend, Lia, rearranges her schedule to have classes with her crush, leaving Berry alone all day. Even Berry's normally boring dad is making excuses to talk to her gym teacher.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll these crushes are crushing the life out of Berry. Weren't things better before these extra people came along? Why do things have to change?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavis, Tanita S.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTanita S. Davis\u003c\/strong\u003e is the award-winning author of several novels for middle grade and young adult readers, including \u003cem\u003eSerena Says\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePeas and Carrots\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHappy Families\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eMare's War, \u003c\/em\u003e which was a Coretta Scott King Honor Book and earned her a nomination for the NAACP Image Award. She grew up in California and was so chatty as a kid that her mother begged her to \"just write it down.\" Now she's back in California, doing her best to keep writing it all down. Visit her at tanitasdavis.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51603355304210,"sku":"9780063284791","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_780bbde3-f4b8-410d-bd37-df1bcf843a24.jpg?v=1757435758","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/berry-parker-doesnt-catch-crushes-9780063284791","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}