{"product_id":"sparrow-being-sparrow-gail-donovan-hardcover","title":"Sparrow Being Sparrow -- Gail Donovan, Hardcover","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn endearingly energetic fourth grader takes on the big job of finding new homes for her neighbor's seven cats in this heartwarming illustrated middle grade novel for fans of Patricia MacLachlan and Sharon Creech.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSparrow Robinson loves to dance and leap around. She loves cats. She has a million questions about the world, and she's not afraid to ask them. But she's just moved to a new town and a new school, and her busy parents have no time for her to get \"carried away.\" Suddenly, she feels totally out of place. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSparrow's favorite thing in all this newness is her neighbor, Mrs. LaRose, who has \u003ci\u003eseven \u003c\/i\u003ecats and always has cookies and lemonade to share. But after Mrs. LaRose breaks her hip, she decides to move into assisted living--where the cats aren't allowed! Sparrow \u003ci\u003ehas \u003c\/i\u003eto help. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDetermined to find new homes for the cats, Sparrow forgets about her own troubles--but her quest just might be the key to Sparrow finding a home for herself in this town, too.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gail Donovan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atheneum Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/25\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.53h x 5.96w x 0.76d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781665916691\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 9-12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGail Donovan was fired from her first job in an ice cream shop for making the sundaes too big. She now works in a library and writes middle grade novels, including \u003ci\u003eSparrow Being Sparrow\u003c\/i\u003e, the Moonbeam Children's Book Award winner \u003ci\u003eFinchosaurus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eIn Memory of Gorfman T. Frog\u003c\/i\u003e, named to the New York Public Library's 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing list. She has also written for the Rainbow Fish \u0026amp; Friends picture book series based on the bestselling work of Marcus Pfister. Donovan lives on the coast of Maine, where she jumps in the ocean all year round. She has shared her home with a dozen birds, a few dogs, a rat, and a cat named Cookie. Visit her at GailDonovan.com. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eElysia Case is a self-taught illustrator from western New York who loves to make art inspired by nature, the changing seasons, coziness, magic, and sometimes spooky things as well. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram @Elyvescent.","brand":"Gail Donovan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45029162254564,"sku":"9781665916691","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9781665916691.jpg?v=1719478998","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/sparrow-being-sparrow-gail-donovan-hardcover","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}