{"product_id":"orphan-island-9780062443427","title":"Orphan Island","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA National Book Award Longlist title!\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A wondrous book, wise and wild and deeply true.\" --Kelly Barnhill, Newbery Medal-winning author of \u003cem\u003eThe Girl Who Drank the Moon\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"This is one of those books that haunts you long after you read it. Thought-provoking and magical.\" --Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson series\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the tradition of modern-day classics like Sara Pennypacker's \u003cem\u003ePax \u003c\/em\u003eand Lois Lowry's \u003cem\u003eThe Giver\u003c\/em\u003e comes a deep, compelling, heartbreaking, and completely one-of-a-kind novel about nine children who live on a mysterious island.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the island, everything is perfect. The sun rises in a sky filled with dancing shapes; the wind, water, and trees shelter and protect those who live there; when the nine children go to sleep in their cabins, it is with full stomachs and joy in their hearts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd only one thing ever changes: on that day, each year, when a boat appears from the mist upon the ocean carrying one young child to join them--and taking the eldest one away, never to be seen again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToday's Changing is no different. The boat arrives, taking away Jinny's best friend, Deen, replacing him with a new little girl named Ess, and leaving Jinny as the new Elder. Jinny knows her responsibility now--to teach Ess everything she needs to know about the island, to keep things as they've always been.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut will she be ready for the inevitable day when the boat will come back--and take her away forever from the only home she's known?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A unique and compelling story about nine children who live with no adults on a mysterious island. Anyone who has ever been scared of leaving their family will love this book\" (from the Brightly.com review, which named \u003cem\u003eOrphan Island\u003c\/em\u003e a best book of 2017).\u003c\/strong\u003e\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-3719172\"\u003eLaurel Snyder\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Walden Pond Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/02\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\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 7.60h x 5.10w x 0.55d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062443427\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0062443429\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-JUV037000\"\u003eFantasy | General\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-JUV013050\"\u003eFamily | Orphans \u0026amp; Foster Homes\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-JUV039020\"\u003eSocial Themes | Adolescence \u0026amp; Coming of Age\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Walden Pond Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48107231150317,"sku":"9780062443427","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_1db48401-691a-4d2e-a9a3-c9529a3b905a.jpg?v=1747536267","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/orphan-island-9780062443427","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}