{"product_id":"the-secret-of-honeycake-9780593121771","title":"The Secret of Honeycake","description":"\u003cb\u003eHurricane is quiet while her Aunt Claire is a force of nature with \u003ci\u003every\u003c\/i\u003e particular ideas--and a host of Latin sayings to back them up. When Hurricane gets stuck living with her, she retreats into herself...until a series of unexpected friends, including a mangy cat, help her find her voice in a whole new way.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA recipe for The World's Most Comforting, Twelve-Layer Honeycake: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e1 quiet girl named Hurricane, who runs like the wind along the Mighty Atlantic with her old dog Brody-Bear. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e1 imperious aunt, who steps up when Hurricane's world turns upside down.\u003cbr\u003e 1 kind-hearted boy, who helps wounded animals (and may smell a little of fish) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e1 lonely and flea-bitten cat with a ragged ear and a crooked tail. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e1 gentle chauffeur, who knows exactly what to say...and when not to say a thing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMix them all together in big, fancy house in the city. What you get might surprise you.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKimberly Newton Fusco is the acclaimed author of four other books for young readers: \u003ci\u003eChasing Augustus, Beholding Bee, The Wonder of Charlie Anne, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTending to Grace\u003c\/i\u003e, all of which received starred reviews and many accolades, including the Schneider Family Book Award. As a child, Kim was shy and stuttered and wanted to be a writer more than anything, and now she is! She was a national-award-winning education journalist before becoming a novelist. The mother of four grown children, she lives with her family, a lolloping golden retriever, and a very old cat in a house in rural Rhode Island surrounded by woods and fields where her pet sheep, Huck and Finn, graze.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51187401326866,"sku":"9780593121771","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b0c2ae5f-49fa-4295-abd5-07c417ae4d4a.jpg?v=1744641640","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-secret-of-honeycake-9780593121771","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}