{"product_id":"ragweed-9780380801671","title":"Ragweed","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe first book in the beloved Poppy series by Newbery Medal-winning author Avi, with illustrations from Caldecott Medal-winning artist Brian Floca\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA mouse has to do what a mouse has to do.\u003c\/em\u003e Ragweed is determined to see the world. He leaves his family and cozy country home and sets off by train for the big city. What wonders await him: music, excitement, new friends...and cunning, carnivorous cats \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSilversides is the purring president of F.E.A.R. (Felines Enraged About Rodents), a group dedicated to keeping cats on top, people in the middle, and mice on the bottom. Can Ragweed and his motley yet musical crew of city nice--Clutch, Dipstick, Lugnut, and Blinker--band together to fight their feline foe?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAvi:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAvi\u003c\/strong\u003e is the award-winning author of more than eighty-two books for young readers, ranging from animal fantasy to gripping historical fiction, picture books to young adult novels. \u003cem\u003eCrispin: The Cross of Lead \u003c\/em\u003ewon the Newbery Medal, and \u003cem\u003eThe True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eNothing But the Truth \u003c\/em\u003ewere awarded Newbery Honors. He is also the author of the popular Poppy series. Avi lives in Denver, Colorado. Visit him online at www.avi-writer.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFloca, Brian:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrian Floca\u003c\/strong\u003e, in addition to being the illustrator of the books in Avi's Poppy Stories series, is the author and illustrator of the acclaimed picture books \u003cem\u003eLocomotive\u003c\/em\u003e, winner of the Caldecott Medal; \u003cem\u003eMoonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eLightship\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eThe Racecar Alphabet\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eFive Trucks\u003c\/em\u003e. You can visit him online at www.brianfloca.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50612849082642,"sku":"9780380801671","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ce37fcf0-e9bd-4be4-8418-b673ebd6bea3.jpg?v=1732378773","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/ragweed-9780380801671","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}