{"product_id":"me-and-marvin-gardens-9780545870764","title":"Me and Marvin Gardens","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe first middle-grade novel from YA superstar Amy Sarig (A. S.) King is a boy-meets-animal story like no other.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMe and Marvin Gardens\u003c\/i\u003e joins the Scholastic Gold line, which features award-winning and beloved novels. Includes exclusive bonus content!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA New York Public Library Best Book for Kids\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Texas Bluebonnet Master List selection\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eObe Devlin has problems. His family's farmland has been taken over by developers. His best friend Tommy has abandoned him. And he keeps getting nosebleeds, because of that thing he doesn't like to talk about. So Obe hangs out at the nearby creek, in the last wild patch left, picking up trash and looking for animal tracks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne day, he sees a creature that looks kind of like a large dog. And as he watches it, he realizes it eats plastic. \u003ci\u003eOnly\u003c\/i\u003e plastic. Water bottles, shopping bags... No one has seen a creature like this before. The animal -- Marvin Gardens -- becomes Obe's best friend and biggest secret. But to keep him safe, Obe must make a decision that might change everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-10548582\"\u003eAmy Sarig King\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scholastic Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/26\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.50h x 5.20w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780545870764\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0545870763\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-JUV\"\u003eJuvenile Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-JUV029010\"\u003eScience \u0026amp; Nature | Environment\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-JUV\"\u003eJuvenile Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-JUV039060\"\u003eSocial Themes | Friendship\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-JUV\"\u003eJuvenile Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-JUV002000\"\u003eAnimals | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmy Sarig King is the author of the middle grade titles \u003ci\u003eMe and Marvin Gardens\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year, and \u003ci\u003eThe Year We Fell From Space\u003c\/i\u003e, an ALSC Notable Children's Book. She has also published many critically acclaimed young adult novels under the name A. S. King, including \u003ci\u003ePlease Ignore Vera Dietz\u003c\/i\u003e, which was named a Michael L. Printz Honor Book; \u003ci\u003eAsk the Passengers\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize; Michael L. Printz Award winner and LA Times Book Prize finalist \u003ci\u003eDig\u003c\/i\u003e; and SW\/TCH. After many years farming abroad, she now lives back in southeastern Pennsylvania with her family. Visit her website at www.as-king.com and follow her on Twitter at @AS_King.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scholastic Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48455517798637,"sku":"9780545870764","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_81344609-1c98-4d4c-838f-284ab689501f.jpg?v=1753530318","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/me-and-marvin-gardens-9780545870764","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}