{"product_id":"dont-check-out-this-book-9781643751900","title":"Don't Check Out This Book!","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the creators of the award-winning \u003ci\u003eThree-Ring Rascals\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e43 Old Cemetery Road \u003c\/i\u003eseries \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Is the sweet town of Appleton ripe for scandal? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Consider the facts: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Appleton Elementary School has a new librarian named Rita B. Danjerous. (Say it fast.)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Principal Noah Memree barely remembers hiring her.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Ten-year-old Reid Durr is staying up way too late reading a book from Ms. Danjerous's controversial \"green dot\" collection.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The new school board president has mandated a student dress code that includes white gloves and bow ties available only at her shop.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Sound strange? Fret not. Appleton's fifth-grade sleuths are following the \u003cb\u003emoney\u003c\/b\u003e, embracing the \u003cb\u003epunny, \u003c\/b\u003e and determined to the get to the \u003cb\u003efunniest, \u003c\/b\u003e most rotten core of their town's juiciest scandal. Don't miss this seedy saga\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKate Klise\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eM. Sarah Klise\u003c\/b\u003e have collaborated on numerous award-winning middle-grade and picture-book projects, including the Regarding the Fountain and 43 Old Cemetery Road series. Kate lives in Norwood, Missouri. She visits more than seventy school classrooms a year. Sarah Klise lives in Berkeley, California. Visit www.kateandsarahklise.com for more information. (By the way, Klise rhymes with mice.)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIllustrator M. Sarah Klise and author Kate Klise and are sisters and collaborators. They started making books together many years ago in their bedroom in Peoria, Illinois. Kate wrote the words; Sarah drew the pictures. Their first book was about an adventure-loving little mouse that traveled around the country. That story was never published. (In fact, it ended up in the garbage can!) But the Klise sisters had so much fun making their first book, they kept writing and drawing. And now they've published more than twenty award-winning books for young readers, including \u003ci\u003eRegarding the Fountain\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDying to Meet You.\u003c\/i\u003e The Klise sisters no longer share a bedroom. Kate lives in Missouri and travels often to visit schools and libraries. Sarah lives in California. But the two sisters still enjoy working together, especially on their new series about a pair of circus mice. (By the way, \"Klise\" rhymes with \"mice.\")\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50642077155602,"sku":"9781643751900","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d3370d7f-64db-4538-a662-7ee03ad17786.jpg?v=1747128426","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/dont-check-out-this-book-9781643751900","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}