{"product_id":"pavi-sharmas-guide-to-going-home-paperback","title":"Pavi Sharma's Guide to Going Home - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBridget Farr\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Fosters\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eThe Great Gilly Hopkins\u003c\/i\u003e in this moving novel of a young girl who as sets off on an important mission to save a fellow foster kid from the home that still haunts her nightmares.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eTwelve-year-old Pavi Sharma is an expert at the Front Door Face: the perfect mix of puppy dog eyes and a lemonade smile, the exact combination to put foster parents at ease as they open their front door to welcome you in. After being bounced around between foster families and shelter stays, Pavi is a foster care expert, and she runs a \"business\" teaching other foster kids all she has learned. With a wonderful foster family in mom Marjorie and brother Hamilton, things are looking up for Pavi. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen Pavi meets Meridee: a new five-year-old foster kid, who is getting placed at Pavi's first \u003ci\u003ehorrendous \u003c\/i\u003efoster home. Pavi knows no one will trust a kid about what happened on Lovely Lane, even one as mature as she is, so it's up to her to save Meridee. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith help from Hamilton, brooding eighth grader Santos, and Hamilton's somewhat obnoxious BFF Piper, they set off on an important mission with life-changing stakes. Pavi will stop at nothing to keep Meridee safe.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBridget Farr\u003c\/b\u003e is an author, actor, and educator. She's been an elementary and middle school teacher her entire career, most recently in the sixth-grade humanities program at an urban public school. She has a master's from the University of Texas at Austin and plans to become an elementary school principal. Bridget is also an actor and producer and has starred in award-winning plays, produced a popular theater series, and written a short film. \u003ci\u003ePavi Sharma's Guide to Going Home\u003c\/i\u003e is her debut novel. She lives in Austin, Texas, with her partner, Shiva, and the neighborhood cat, Sherman. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.6 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pavi Sharma's Guide to Going Home\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769201426720,"sku":"9780316491051","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/53d4622993e656ed7431258ac46dca5b.webp?v=1780343602","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/pavi-sharmas-guide-to-going-home-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}