{"product_id":"the-crow-tree-book-1-in-the-magical-midland-forest-series-paperback","title":"The Crow Tree: Book 1 in the Magical Midland Forest Series - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlan Kramer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Crow Tree is the first in the Magical Midland Forest series of contemporary novels for young adult readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's set in a mysterious forest with talking animals and a secret passage to another time and in a tense and fractured American town next door.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story is told by a ninth grader named Marcus. He and his marching band friends usually stay to themselves. But with loggers clear-cutting the forest, Marcus is losing his only place of refuge from his parents' divorce and his struggles at school. Now a new virus has appeared, and the few Black students at Midland High are being blamed for it. Marcus and his friends join forces with a pair of talking crows and a stranger from another time to try to save their friends, the forest, and the school.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA kind of cross between Stand by Me (Stephen King) and Lord of the Flies, this coming-of-age novel is set against life in America today--bullying, racial tensions, rising heat, and polarized adults--seen through the eyes of our young narrator.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.58 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 24, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51776969441568,"sku":"9798886544275","price":22.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a08b81b93461626ea4e69872dea9216d.webp?v=1780489308","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-crow-tree-book-1-in-the-magical-midland-forest-series-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}