{"product_id":"ellie-engineer-9781681199481","title":"Ellie, Engineer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Look out, Junie B. Jones! Ellie the engineer is thinking, making, creating, and showing enthusiasm and brilliance with her creations!\" --\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Connection\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA charming, hilarious illustrated middle grade about a girl who is an engineer--no, not the kind on a train, the kind that builds things! Perfect creative, STEM-powered fun for girls who have interests in how things work.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEllie is an engineer. With a tool belt strapped over her favorite skirt (who says you can't wear a dress \u003ci\u003eand \u003c\/i\u003ehave two kinds of screwdrivers handy, just in case?), she invents and builds amazing creations in her backyard workshop. Together with her best friend Kit, Ellie can make \u003ci\u003eanything\u003c\/i\u003e. As Kit's birthday nears, Ellie doesn't know what gift to make until the girls overhear Kit's mom talking about her present--the dog Kit always wanted! Ellie plans to make an amazing doghouse, but her plans grow so elaborate that she has to enlist help from the neighbor boys and crafty girls, even though the two groups don't get along. Will Ellie be able to pull off her biggest project yet, all while keeping a secret from Kit? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIllustrated with Ellie's sketches and plans, and including backmatter with a fun how-to guide to tools, this is a STEM- and friendship-powered story full of fun!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJackson Pearce\u003c\/b\u003e lives in Atlanta, Georgia. She is the author of a series of teen retold fairy-tales, including \u003ci\u003eSisters Red\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSweetly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFathomless\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCold Spell\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as two stand-alones, \u003ci\u003eAs You Wish\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Purity\u003c\/i\u003e. As J. Nelle Patrick, she is the author of \u003ci\u003eTsarina\u003c\/i\u003e. In addition to \u003ci\u003eThe Doublecross\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e The Inside Job\u003c\/i\u003e, her middle grade novels include \u003ci\u003ePip Bartlett's Guide to Magical Creatures\u003c\/i\u003e, co-written with Maggie Stiefvater.\u003cbr\u003e www.jacksonpearce.com \u003cbr\u003e @JacksonPearce (Twitter and Instagram)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50506124427538,"sku":"9781681199481","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_425fa4e6-d261-4170-a94a-fa09f406b977.jpg?v=1730846500","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/ellie-engineer-9781681199481","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}