{"product_id":"space-for-saffron-9781665972529","title":"Space for Saffron","description":"\u003cb\u003eA budding scientist must figure out how to help save her family's cafe and impress at her new school's science fair in this charming young middle grade read, perfect for fans of the Meena Zee and Front Desk series.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCurious ten-year-old Saffron Speiser-Green loves science--unfortunately, her \"experiments\" tend to end in more messes than actual answers. (Just ask the broken alarm clock that's \u003ci\u003estill\u003c\/i\u003e at the bottom of her backpack.) Saffron has a plan, though--a blue ribbon in her school's Project Showcase will show the world she means business. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when Saffron's beloved volcano project ruins the walls at Mama's job and gets her fired, Saffron will do anything to make things right--including helping Mama convince her other mom, Mimi, that they should move to the Silicon Valley to run Gran's coffee shop. Mama's dream job is worth giving up the blue ribbon. Right? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLuckily for Saffron, her new friends in the Silicon Valley are busy preparing for a STEM Expo, and Saffron is determined to find a project \"smart\" enough to show everyone she belongs there. But the coffee shop? No customers, no vision, and...tons of debt. And if it closes, Saffron's family will have to move again. After a class trip to the STEAMology Museum in San Francisco, though, Saffron knows how to save the café--\u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e what to do for her STEM Expo project. But she's going to need a lot of help. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCan Saffron prove she's more than a mess-maker and rescue the family business?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRie Neal is a children's book author who loves all things space. Growing up, she was often dragged on her grandfather's unauthorized tours of NASA's Ames Research Center, which she didn't appreciate enough at the time. Eventually, though, she became a full-blown space fan and began to write space-related books for kids. She also has a doctor of audiology degree from the University of Iowa and is nationally certified as an audiologist through the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Today, she lives in the Silicon Valley with her husband and kids, where they drag people on (authorized) tours of the NASA Ames visitor center. Learn more about her books at RieNeal.com or connect with her on Instagram (@RieNealWriter).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Aladdin Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51985628135698,"sku":"9781665972529","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b232acde-dd59-4459-9700-e78f2962a8dd.jpg?v=1769541953","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/space-for-saffron-9781665972529","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}