{"product_id":"we-could-be-heroes-9781534445253","title":"We Could Be Heroes","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"A coming-of-age story of friendships young, old, and canine.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"[A] good-natured tale of two unlikely friends determined to save a life.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShiloh \u003c\/i\u003emeets \u003ci\u003eRaymie Nightingale \u003c\/i\u003ein this funny and heartwarming debut novel about a ten-year-old that finds himself in a whole mess of trouble when his new friend Maisie recruits him to save the dog next door.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHank Hudson is in a bit of trouble. After an incident involving the boy's bathroom and a terribly sad book his teacher is forcing them to read, Hank is left with a week's suspension and a slightly charred hardcover--and, it turns out, the attention of new girl Maisie Huang. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMaisie has been on the lookout for a kid with the meatballs to help her with a very important mission: Saving her neighbor's dog, Booler. Booler has seizures, and his owner, Mr. Jorgensen, keeps him tied to a tree all day and night because of them. It's enough to make Hank even sadder than that book does--he has autism, and he knows what it's like to be treated poorly because of something that makes you different. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut different is not less. And Hank is willing to get into even \u003ci\u003emore \u003c\/i\u003etrouble to prove it. Soon he and Maisie are lying, brown-nosing, baking, and cow milking all in the name of saving Booler--but not everything is as it seems. Booler might not be the only one who needs saving. And being a hero can look a lot like being a friend.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMargaret Finnegan is the author of the Junior Library Guild Selections\u003ci\u003e Sunny Parker Is Here to Stay\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e New Kids and Underdogs\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSusie B. Won't Back Down\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWe Could Be Heroes\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a \u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller. Her other work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eFamilyFun\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e, and other publications. She lives in South Pasadena, California, where she enjoys spending time with her family, walking her dog, and baking really good chocolate cakes. Visit her online at MargaretFinnegan.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Atheneum Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50641443586322,"sku":"9781534445253","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_032f8d3b-cf54-4010-badd-80299739c11e.jpg?v=1737261207","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/we-could-be-heroes-9781534445253","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}