{"product_id":"honey-and-me-9781338155433","title":"Honey and Me","description":"\u003cb\u003eFans of Judy Blume, \u003ci\u003eThe Vanderbeekers of 141st Street\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Penderwicks\u003c\/i\u003e will love this funny, charismatic story of a Jewish girl striving to forge her own identity in the shadow of her fearless best friend.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**A 2023 Sydney Taylor Award Honor Book!**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**A Kirkus Best Book of 2022**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e* \"Authentic, joyful, achingly real.\" -- \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e* \"An effortless story that is both widely relatable and culturally specific...highly recommended.\" -- \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Refreshing.\" -- \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Connection\u003c\/i\u003e, recommended\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMilla and Honey have been best friends since forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMilla envies Honey's confidence, her charisma, and her big, chaotic family--especially when they provide a welcome escape from Milla's own small family and quiet house. In their close-knit Jewish community, the two girls do everything together, from delivering meals to an ill-tempered elderly neighbor, to shopping at a local thrift store, celebrating the holidays, and going to their first bat mitzvahs while studying for their own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo when Honey joins Milla's school for sixth grade, why is it not as great as Milla expected? Can their friendship survive all the ups and downs the year has in store for them? And will Milla ever find the courage to step out of Honey's shadow and into her own spotlight?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharming, authentic, and wise, \u003ci\u003eHoney and Me\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic coming-of-age story filled with relatable middle school struggles, keen insight, and sparkling humor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeira Drazin is a prolific freelance writer who has published dozens of articles about parenting and topics of Jewish interest. \u003ci\u003eHoney and Me\u003c\/i\u003e--her debut novel--won the Sydney Taylor Manuscript Award, given by the Association of Jewish Libraries to an unpublished fiction manuscript with appeal to Jewish and non-Jewish readers. Meira grew up in Toronto, built an adult life in New York, and now lives in London with her husband and their four children. Learn more at meiradrazin.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Scholastic Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50614600171794,"sku":"9781338155433","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1e1cd072-c4f2-4c9e-baba-8e4043a2a41c.jpg?v=1732451668","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/honey-and-me-9781338155433","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}