{"product_id":"home-away-from-home-hardcover-1","title":"Home Away from Home - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCynthia Lord\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Newbery Honor Winner Cynthia Lord, a brilliant story about how to find home when everything around us is changing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMia and her mom visit Grandma in Maine every summer, but this year Mia is going alone. Her mom will stay behind to get their house ready to sell. It'll be a new start, she says, after the divorce.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMia doesn't want a new start. She'd rather everything just stayed the same! At least things will be the same at Grandma's, though. Mia will walk to town for ice cream, and wait by the water, watching for birds, just like always.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen Mia meets Grandma's know-it-all new neighbor, who's just her age. Cayman acts like he belongs at Grandma's house. He acts like he's the expert on everything. And when he and Mia spot an unusual white bird of prey, he acts like it's his job to find out what it is.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnless, that is, Mia finds out first. And, in her effort to prove herself to him, she makes a decision that will change things for the town, for the bird, for Cayman, and even for herself. Can Mia stop what she's put into motion?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcclaimed author Cynthia Lord, with her trademark sensitivity, weaves her love of nature with a profound reflection on what it means to be at home in a changing world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCynthia Lord is the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eRules\u003c\/i\u003e, a Newbery Honor Book and a Schneider Family Book Award winner, as well as the critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eHalf a Chance\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Handful of Stars\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBecause of the Rabbit\u003c\/i\u003e. She made her picture-book debut with \u003ci\u003eHot Rod Hamster\u003c\/i\u003e, which won several awards, including the Parents' Choice Award, and is the author of the Shelter Pet Squad chapter book series. She lives in Maine with her family. Visit her at cynthialord.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 8.52 x 5.87 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 18, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47392180961458,"sku":"9781338726114","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/3c27c781f62bda703a93d62121247f3a.webp?v=1777957429","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/home-away-from-home-hardcover-1","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}