{"product_id":"playing-through-the-turnaround-hardcover","title":"Playing Through the Turnaround - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMylisa Larsen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn a timely, insightful story told with sparkling wit and heart, young musicians protesting plans for budget cuts navigate miscalculations, indifferent adults, and unexpected loss as they discover the power of speaking out and the value of listening.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A brave and dazzling debut, this timely novel is a blueprint for hope.\"--Katherine Applegate, Newbery Medalist and best-selling author of \u003cem\u003eThe One and Only Ivan\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Keen and clear and fiercely funny.\"--Linda Sue Park, Newbery Medalist and best-selling author of \u003cem\u003eA Long Walk to Water\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Brilliant, sharp, comic, poignant, and true.\"-- Gary D. Schmidt, two-time Newbery Honor-winning author of \u003cem\u003eThe Wednesday Wars\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A splendid novel filled with honesty and heart.\"--Karina Yan Glaser, best-selling author of the Vanderbeekers series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFifth period is hands down the best time of day in Connor U. Eubanks Middle School, because that's when Mr. Lewis teaches Jazz Lab. So his students are devastated when their beloved teacher quits abruptly. Once they make a connection between budget cuts and Mr. Lewis's disappearance, they hatch a plan: stop the cuts, save their class.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoon, they become an unlikely band of crusaders, and their quest quickly snowballs into something much bigger--a movement involving the whole middle school. But the adults in charge seem determined to ignore their every protest. How can the kids make themselves heard?\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 1.2 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 11, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766414377248,"sku":"9780358645498","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8fe04c312e48b3ba4e6df4a2165e50ad.webp?v=1780292256","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/playing-through-the-turnaround-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}