{"product_id":"happily-for-now-9780593179529","title":"Happily for Now","description":"\u003cb\u003eFiona wants to fix people's problems--but what if she's the one who needs help? Kelly Jones, author of \u003ci\u003eUnusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer, \u003c\/i\u003e delivers a funny, take-charge heroine kids will love.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFiona may have problems, but she's no damsel in distress. She'd rather be the one wielding the wand in the story: she wants to be the fairy godperson. So when her mom sends her off to stay with relatives in a place called Cold Hope for the summer, Fiona decides it's time to start training for the role. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd wow, do these people need help  Aunt Becky's bakery is failing, Great-uncle Timothy draws but never speaks, and Great-Aunt Alta is the gloomiest, doomiest woman she's ever met. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut helping people in the real world isn't as easy as it sounds in fairy tales. Change is messy. What if she's actually making things worse? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStill, with practice (and some deep breaths), Fiona will discover that sometimes messy is okay. Sometimes things do get worse before they get better. And sometimes trying to help fix other people's problems can help you work on your own...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKELLY JONES has been a librarian and a bookseller and is a raiser of (much-loved but fairly ordinary) chickens. She is now a novelist and the author of \u003ci\u003eUnusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer\u003c\/i\u003e; its sequel, \u003ci\u003eAre You Ready to Hatch an Unusual Chicken?\u003c\/i\u003e; a ghost story called \u003ci\u003eSauerkraut\u003c\/i\u003e; and the feminist Regency romp \u003ci\u003eMurder, Magic, and What We Wore\u003c\/i\u003e. You can find her at her website, curiosityjones.net, or on Twitter and Instagram at @curiosityjones. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKELLY MURPHY is a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author-illustrator and recipient of the E. B. White Read Aloud Award. She teaches illustration at the Rhode Island School of Design and lives in Providence, Rhode Island, with her husband and their many animal companions. You can find her at KelMurphy.com and on Twitter and Instagram at @yllekyhprum. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50482205098258,"sku":"9780593179529","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_62b3e3bc-7468-4cff-a4a0-cd40f37d583b.jpg?v=1730340741","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/happily-for-now-9780593179529","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}