{"product_id":"the-beast-in-ms-rooneys-room-9780440404859","title":"The Beast in Ms. Rooney's Room","description":"It's September again.What does it mean for Richard \" Beast\" Best to be left back? It means being teased by his old friends while he's stuck facing the same old teacher in the same old classroom. He even has to take a special reading class with \" babies\" like Emily Arrow and Matthew Jackson. And just like last year, he can't help getting into trouble.But with the help of Mrs. Paris, the reading teacher, Beast starts to enjoy reading and just might find a way to help the second grade win the school banner for best class.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatricia Reilly\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eGiff \u003c\/b\u003ehas recieved the Newbery Honor for \u003ci\u003ePictures of Hollis Woods\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Lily's Crossing\u003c\/i\u003e, which is also a \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe-Horn Book \u003c\/i\u003eHonor Book. \u003ci\u003eNory Ryan's Song\u003c\/i\u003e was named an ALA Best Book for Young Adults and an ALA Notable Book. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBlanche Sims\u003c\/b\u003e is a children's book illustrator, born in Cleveland, Ohio. She has illustrated dozens of books, as well as the television film \u003ci\u003eBeyond the Butterfly\u003c\/i\u003e, which won a Parents' Choice Foundation commendation for television in 2000.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Yearling Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50460232253714,"sku":"9780440404859","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e4531176-03ca-4f40-bf22-013c96003bd8.jpg?v=1730034413","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-beast-in-ms-rooneys-room-9780440404859","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}