{"product_id":"felix-powell-boy-dog-9780063337169","title":"Felix Powell, Boy Dog","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Publishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e Best Book of 2024\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this funny young middle grade novel about friendship, family, and animals, Felix Powell is magically transformed from a boy into a dog. Illustrated with black-and-white drawings by Newbery Medal winner and National Book Award finalist Erin Entrada Kelly on almost every page. Perfect for fans of Ivy + Bean, Merci Suárez, and Dory Fantasmagory.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFelix Powell can talk to animals. Just ask his dog, Mary Puppins! They talk all the time. When a mysterious, magical spell turns Felix into a dog, Mary Puppins is amazed. But not as much as Felix! Will his tail ever stop wagging? Will he ever see in full color again? How will he deal with Gumbo, the snobby neighborhood cat? Most importantly, will he ever return to being a regular boy?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith short, high-interest chapters and illustrations by the author on almost every page, \u003cem\u003eFelix Powell, Boy Dog\u003c\/em\u003e celebrates curiosity, ingenuity, imagination, and friendship. For readers of Beverly Cleary, Judy Blume, Meg Medina, and Megan McDonald and all kids who love animals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKelly, Erin Entrada:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eErin Entrada Kelly\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of the Newbery Medal-winning novels \u003cem\u003eHello, Universe \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe First State of Being, \u003c\/em\u003ewhich was also named a finalist for the National Book Award. She received a Newbery Honor for her acclaimed novel \u003cem\u003eWe Dream of Space\u003c\/em\u003e. Erin Entrada Kelly grew up in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and now lives in Delaware. She teaches in the MFA in writing for children and young adults program at Hamline University. Her short fiction has been nominated for the Philippines Free Press Literary Award for Short Fiction and the Pushcart Prize. Before becoming a children's author, Erin worked as a journalist and magazine editor and received numerous awards for community service journalism, feature writing, and editing from the Louisiana Press Association and the Associated Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eErin Entrada Kelly's debut novel, \u003cem\u003eBlackbird Fly\u003c\/em\u003e, was a \u003cem\u003eKirkus\u003c\/em\u003e Best Book of the Year, a \u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/em\u003e Best Book of the Year, an ALSC Notable Book, and an Asian\/Pacific American Award for Literature Honor Book. She is also the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Land of Forgotten Girls\u003c\/em\u003e, winner of the Asian\/Pacific American Award for Literature; \u003cem\u003eYou Go First\u003c\/em\u003e, an Indie Next Pick; \u003cem\u003eLalani of the Distant Sea\u003c\/em\u003e, an Indie Next Pick; \u003cem\u003eThose Kids from Fawn Creek\u003c\/em\u003e, named to numerous best-of-the-year lists; and five popular novels for younger readers, \u003cem\u003eMaybe Maybe Marisol Rainey\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSurely Surely Marisol Rainey\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eOnly Only Marisol\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eRainey\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eYour Turn Marisol Rainey, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eFelix Powell, Boy Dog\u003c\/em\u003e, which she also illustrated.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Greenwillow Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50572213616914,"sku":"9780063337169","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5c51a042-eac9-492a-a9c6-56469c7ad6e4.jpg?v=1752577475","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/felix-powell-boy-dog-9780063337169","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}