{"product_id":"the-cavendish-home-for-boys-and-girls-9781442442924","title":"The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls","description":"\u003cb\u003eAt the Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls, you will definitely learn your lesson. An atmospheric, heartfelt, and delightfully spooky novel for fans of \u003ci\u003eCoraline\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSplendors and Glooms\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Mysterious Benedict Society\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVictoria hates nonsense. There is no need for it when your life is perfect. The only smudge on her pristine life is her best friend Lawrence. He is a disaster--lazy and dreamy, shirt always untucked, obsessed with his silly piano. Victoria often wonders why she ever bothered being his friend. (Lawrence does, too.) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut then Lawrence goes missing. And he's not the only one. Victoria soon discovers that The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls is not what it appears to be. Kids go in but come out...different. Or they don't come out at all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf anyone can sort this out, it's Victoria--even if it means getting a little messy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClaire Legrand used to be a musician until she realized she couldn't stop thinking about the stories in her head. Now Ms. Legrand is a full-time writer living in New Jersey. She has written two middle grade novels--\u003ci\u003eThe Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls\u003c\/i\u003e, one of the New York Public Library's 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing in 2012, and \u003ci\u003eThe Year of Shadows--\u003c\/i\u003eas well as the young adult novel \u003ci\u003eWinterspell\u003c\/i\u003e. Visit her at Claire-Legrand.com and on Twitter @ClaireLegrand. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSarah Watts is an illustrator of fabric lines, books, and other printed delights. She is married to an adventure junkie and she collects old treasures. Sarah is also the Alumni Board of Trustee member for Ringling College of Art and Design (RACD). \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50556736897298,"sku":"9781442442924","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_db951b81-a100-4572-bb99-55c607d01ea3.jpg?v=1737237595","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-cavendish-home-for-boys-and-girls-9781442442924","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}