{"product_id":"the-great-unexpected-9780061892349","title":"The Great Unexpected","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom Newbery Medal winner and bestselling author Sharon Creech comes a grand, sweeping yarn that is a celebration of the great and unexpected gifts of love, friendship, and forgiveness. With a starred review from Kirkus Reviews calling it an \"enchanting tale to treasure,\" The Great Unexpected captures the heart and the imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHumorous and heartfelt, this is a story of pairs--of young Naomi and Lizzie, both orphans in present-day Blackbird Tree, USA, and of Sybil and Nula, grown-up sisters from faraway Rook's Orchard, Ireland, who have become estranged.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYoung Naomi Deane is brimming with curiosity and her best friend, Lizzie Scatterding, could talk the ears off a cornfield. Naomi has a knack for being around when trouble happens. She knows all the peculiar people in town--like Crazy Cora and Witch Wiggins. But then, one day, a boy drops out of a tree. Just like that. A strangely charming Finn boy. And then the Dingle Dangle man appears, asking all kinds of questions. Curious surprises are revealed--three locked trunks, a pair of rooks, a crooked bridge, and that boy--and soon Naomi and Lizzie find their lives changed forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs two worlds are woven together, Creech reveals that hearts can be mended and that there is indeed a gossamer thread that connects us all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat happens when a boy falls from a tree and connects two worlds?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Tale of Two Worlds: \u003c\/b\u003e Follows two orphan girls, Naomi and Lizzie, in small-town America, and two estranged sisters an ocean away in Ireland, all linked by a gossamer thread of fate.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAn Enchanting Mystery: \u003c\/b\u003e When a mysterious boy named Finn falls from a tree, Naomi and Lizzie's quiet lives are filled with questions, locked trunks, and curious strangers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eComing of Age: \u003c\/b\u003e A beautifully written story about discovering who you are, what family means, and how the most unexpected gifts can mend a broken heart.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eStories About Orphans: \u003c\/b\u003e Perfect for young readers who love tales of resilient kids, found family, and the search for belonging in a world full of peculiar and wonderful people.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCreech, Sharon:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eSharon Creech has written twenty-one books for young people and is published in over twenty languages. Her books have received awards in both the U.S. and abroad, including the Newbery Medal for\u003cem\u003e Walk Two Moons\u003c\/em\u003e, the Newbery Honor for\u003cem\u003e The Wanderer\u003c\/em\u003e, and Great Britain's Carnegie Medal for \u003cem\u003eRuby Holler\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore beginning her writing career, Sharon Creech taught English for fifteen years in England and Switzerland. She lives in Maine, \"lured there by my grandchildren,\" Creech says.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewww.sharoncreech.com\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51183231697170,"sku":"9780061892349","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e8ed807f-894a-4b78-98e9-eb6f8d8c32ab.jpg?v=1774449985","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-great-unexpected-9780061892349","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}