{"product_id":"no-place-like-home-james-bird-hardcover","title":"No Place Like Home -- James Bird, Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA middle-grade novel by James Bird about homelessness and hope.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen home is a car, life is unpredictable. School, friends, and three meals a day aren't guaranteed. Not every town has a shelter where a family can sleep for a night or two, and places with parking lots don't welcome overnight stays. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOpin, his brother Emjay, and their mother are trying to get to Los Angeles, where they hope an uncle and a new life are waiting. Emjay has taken to disappearing for days, slowing down the family's progress and adding to their worry. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen Opin finds a stray dog who needs him as much as he needs her, and his longing for a stable home intensifies, as his brother's reckless ways hit a new high. Opin makes a new friend in the shelter, but shelters don't allow dogs... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWill anything other than a real home ever be enough?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Bird\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Feiwel \u0026amp; Friends\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/08\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.55h x 5.81w x 1.07d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250877628\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 9-12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.9\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e519667 \/ No Place Like Home\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/03\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2023 pg. 52\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Bird\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Brave\u003c\/i\u003e, a Book Riot Best Book of 2020 and praised as \"full of heart, authenticity, and courage\" by \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e in a starred review, and \u003ci\u003eThe Second Chance of Benjamin Waterfalls\u003c\/i\u003e, which Bulletin for the Center for Children's Books called \"grounded in love.\" He is also a screenwriter and director at the independent film company, Zombot Pictures. Originally from California, James Bird is of Ojibwe descent, and now lives in Massachusetts with his wife, the author and actor Adriana Mather, and their son.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"James Bird","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45029204820196,"sku":"9781250877628","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9781250877628.jpg?v=1719463388","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/no-place-like-home-james-bird-hardcover","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}