{"product_id":"those-kids-from-fawn-creek-9781432896119","title":"Those Kids from Fawn Creek","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvery day in Fawn Creek, Louisiana, is exactly the same--until Orchid Mason arrives. From Erin Entrada Kelly, the winner of the Newbery Medal for \u003cem\u003eHello, Universe\u003c\/em\u003e and a Newbery Honor for \u003cem\u003eWe Dream of Space\u003c\/em\u003e, this contemporary school story set in small-town Louisiana is about friendship, family, deception, and being true to yourself and your dreams.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are twelve kids in the seventh grade at Fawn Creek Middle School. They've been together all their lives. And in this small factory town where everyone knows everything about everyone, that's not necessarily a great thing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are thirteen desks in the seventh-grade classroom. That's because Renni Dean's father got a promotion, and the family moved to Grand Saintlodge, the nearest big town. Renni's desk is empty, but Renni still knows their secrets; is still pulling their strings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Orchid Mason arrives and slips gracefully into Renni's chair, the other seventh graders don't know what to think. Orchid--who was born in New York City but just moved to Fawn Creek from Paris--seems to float. Her dress skims the floor. She's wearing a flower behind her ear. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFawn Creek Middle might be small, but it has its tightly knit groups--the self-proclaimed \"God Squad,\" the jocks, the outsiders--just like anyplace else. Who will claim Orchid Mason? Who will save Orchid Mason? Or will Orchid Mason save them?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNewbery Medal and Newbery Honor winner Erin Entrada Kelly explores complex themes centered on family, friendships, and staying true to yourself. \u003cem\u003eThose Kids from Fawn Creek\u003c\/em\u003e will enchant fans of Thanhhà Lai's \u003cem\u003eInside Out \u0026amp; Back Again \u003c\/em\u003eand Rebecca Stead's\u003cem\u003e The List of Things That Will Not Change\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKelly, Erin Entrada:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times-\u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author \u003cstrong\u003eErin Entrada Kelly\u003c\/strong\u003e was awarded the Newbery Medal for\u003cem\u003e Hello, Universe \u003c\/em\u003eand a Newbery Honor for \u003cem\u003eWe Dream of Space.\u003c\/em\u003e She grew up in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and now lives in Delaware. She is a professor of children's literature in the graduate fiction and publishing programs at Rosemont College, where she earned her MFA, and is on the faculty at Hamline University. Her short fiction has been nominated for the Philippines Free Press Literary Award for Short Fiction and the Pushcart Prize. Erin Entrada Kelly's debut novel, \u003cem\u003e Blackbird Fly, \u003c\/em\u003ewas a Kirkus Best Book, a School Library Journal Best Book, an ALSC Notable Book, and an Asian\/Pacific American Literature Honor Book. She is also the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Land of Forgotten Girls, \u003c\/em\u003ewinner of the Asian\/Pacific American Award for Literature; \u003cem\u003eYou Go First, \u003c\/em\u003ea Spring 2018 Indie Next Pick; \u003cem\u003eLalani of the Distant Sea, \u003c\/em\u003e an Indie Next Pick; and \u003cem\u003eMaybe Maybe Marisol Rainey, \u003c\/em\u003e which she also illustrated. The author's mother was the first in her family to immigrate to the United States from the Philippines, and she now lives in Cebu.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Youth Large Print","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50863627043090,"sku":"9781432896119","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6f8126f0-f680-447e-9fcc-c854abe04db0.jpg?v=1737643057","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/those-kids-from-fawn-creek-9781432896119","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}