{"product_id":"ms-bixbys-last-day-9780062338181","title":"Ms. Bixby's Last Day","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e Editor's Choice\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA funny, heartwarming, and heartbreaking contemporary story about three boys, one teacher, and a day none of them will ever forget.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Kids won't just love this book. They need it.\" --Soman Chainani, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe School for Good and Evil\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Each page crackles as we embark on the greatest adventure of all.\" --Gary D. Schmidt, Newbery Honor winner and author of \u003cem\u003eOkay for Now\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEveryone knows there are different kinds of teachers. The boring ones, the mean ones, the ones who try too hard, the ones who stopped trying long ago. The ones you'll never remember, and the ones you want to forget. Ms. Bixby is none of these. She's the sort of teacher who makes you feel like school is somehow worthwhile. Who recognizes something in you that sometimes you don't even see in yourself. Who you never want to disappoint. What Ms. Bixby is, is one-of-a-kind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTopher, Brand, and Steve know this better than anyone. And so when Ms. Bixby unexpectedly announces that she won't be able to finish the school year, they come up with a risky plan, more of a quest, really, to give Ms. Bixby the last day she deserves. Through the three very different stories they tell, we begin to understand what Ms. Bixby means to each of them--and what the three of them mean to each other.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnderson, John David:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn David Anderson\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of more than a dozen acclaimed and beloved books for kids, including the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Notable Book \u003cem\u003eMs. Bixby's Last Day\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePosted\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGranted\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eOne Last Shot\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eStowaway\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Greatest Kid in the World\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e Keep It Like a Secret\u003c\/em\u003e, and many more. A dedicated root beer connoisseur and chocolate fiend, he lives with his wonderful wife, two frawesome kids, and a pair of mischievous kitties in Indianapolis, Indiana. You can visit him online at johndavidanderson.org.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Walden Pond Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50611206193426,"sku":"9780062338181","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b311831b-868b-47b1-a0fc-f17322b95015.jpg?v=1747813646","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/ms-bixbys-last-day-9780062338181","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}