{"product_id":"you-go-first-9780062414199","title":"You Go First","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFunny and poignant, Newbery Medalist and \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller Erin Entrada Kelly's national bestseller \u003cem\u003eYou Go First\u003c\/em\u003e is an exploration of family, bullying, word games, art, and the ever-complicated world of middle school friendships.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a starred review, \u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/em\u003e wrote that Erin Entrada Kelly can \"capture moments of tween anguish with searing honesty.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwelve-year-old Charlotte Lockard and eleven-year-old Ben Boxer are separated by more than a thousand miles. On the surface, their lives seem vastly different--Charlotte lives near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, while Ben is in the small town of Lanester, Louisiana.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharlotte wants to be a geologist and keeps a rock collection in her room. Ben is obsessed with Harry Potter, presidential history, and recycling. But the two have more in common than they think. They're both highly gifted. They're both experiencing family turmoil. And they both sit alone at lunch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the course of one week, Charlotte and Ben--friends connected only by an online Scrabble game--will intersect in unexpected ways as they struggle to navigate the turmoil of middle school. The \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e-bestselling novel \u003cem\u003eYou Go First\u003c\/em\u003e reminds us that no matter how hard it is to keep our heads above troubled water, we never struggle alone. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNewbery Medalist Erin Entrada Kelly writes with an authentic, humorous, and irresistible voice. This engaging and character-driven story about growing up and finding your place in the world is for fans of Rebecca Stead and Rita Williams-Garcia.\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":"Greenwillow Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50718795432210,"sku":"9780062414199","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_43eede22-d30e-4d96-ae0a-dd2e4ee67844.jpg?v=1734650543","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/you-go-first-9780062414199","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}