{"product_id":"summer-of-brave-9780807576700","title":"Summer of Brave","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKirkus Best Middle-Grade Family Stories of 2021 \u003cbr\u003eSchool Library Journal Best Middle Grade Books 2021\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Best Children's Books of the Year 2022, Bank Street College \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSTARRED REVIEW! \"With compassion, wry humor, and pinpoint accuracy, Parks weaves the multiple challenges facing adolescent girls into a compelling, seamless narrative. Timely, insightful, and highly recommended.\"--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e starred review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSTARRED REVIEW! \"A first purchase for middle grade collections as well as book clubs for this age range.\"--\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e starred review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA heartfelt coming-of-age story set in the time of academic pressure, divorce, and the #MeToo movement.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwelve-year-old Lilla Baxter-Willoughby doesn't lie. She's just a little bit...selective. So when Vivi dares Lilla to start telling the truth as part of their Summer of Brave, Lilla hesitates. Because if she says out loud what she really wants, her whole life might crash down around her. And she doesn't need that. Except maybe she does.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eParks, Amy Noelle:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eAmy Noelle Parks is a former elementary teacher and currently an associate professor in the College of Education at Michigan State University. She is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Quantum Weirdness of the Almost-Kiss.\u003c\/em\u003e Amy lives in Okemos, Michigan, with her husband and daughters.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Albert Whitman \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50533830492434,"sku":"9780807576700","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2424b8dd-c088-41dc-bca4-2fb5c322e40c.jpg?v=1731413611","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/summer-of-brave-9780807576700","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}