{"product_id":"the-wrong-way-home-9780593650738","title":"The Wrong Way Home","description":"\u003cb\u003eTwelve-year-old Fern believes she's living a noble life--but what if everything she's been told is a lie? This is a huge-hearted story about a girl learning to question everything--and to trust in herself. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA NEWBERY HONOR BOOK - A CALIBA GOLDEN POPPY AWARD FINALIST - A KIRKUS REVIEWS AND BOOKLIST BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFern's lived at the Ranch, an off-the-grid, sustainable community in upstate New York, since she was six. The work is hard, but Fern admires the Ranch's leader, Dr. Ben. So when Fern's mother sneaks them away in the middle of the night and says Dr. Ben is dangerous, Fern doesn't believe it. She wants desperately to go back, but her mom just keeps driving. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSuddenly thrust into the treacherous, toxic, outside world, Fern can think only of how to get home. She has a plan, but it will take time. As that time goes by, though, Fern realizes there are things she will miss from this place--the library, a friend from school, the ocean--and there are things she learned at the Ranch that are just...not true. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow Fern will have to decide. How much is she willing to give up to return to the Ranch? Should she trust Dr. Ben's vision for her life? Or listen to the growing feeling that she can live by her \u003ci\u003eown\u003c\/i\u003e rules?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKATE O'SHAUGHNESSY is a Newbery Honor winner for \u003ci\u003eThe Wrong Way Home\u003c\/i\u003e and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Lonely Heart of Maybelle Lane, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Lasagna Means I Love You\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e She is a book nerd, animal lover, former chef, and an outdoor enthusiast. When she's not writing, you can find Kate in her garden, eating good food, hiking with her dog, and chronically mispronouncing words she's read but never heard said aloud. She lives in California with her family.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50575995732242,"sku":"9780593650738","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d1ede086-a67c-434f-a489-0d4d2a7ad517.jpg?v=1761039595","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-wrong-way-home-9780593650738","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}