{"product_id":"the-candy-corn-contest-9780440410720","title":"The Candy Corn Contest","description":"It's almost Thanksgiving, and Richard Best can't stop thinking about Ms. Rooney's Candy Corn contest. Whoever can guess the exact number of yellow-and-orange candies in the jar on Ms. Roney's desk gets to keep them all. The only problem is Richard has to read a page in a library book for each guess. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSmelly Matthew, who sits in front of him, knows they'll never win. \"We're the worst readers in the class, \" he says. But Richard won't give up. He can already taste those Candy Corns. And before he knows it, he has. Three fat juicy ones. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat will Ms. Rooney do when she finds out?\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":"Random House Children's Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50644483834130,"sku":"9780440410720","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_dc95303a-4dcf-4274-bec1-a5cd05218161.jpg?v=1733111499","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-candy-corn-contest-9780440410720","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}