{"product_id":"the-owls-have-come-to-take-us-away-paperback","title":"The Owls Have Come to Take Us Away - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRonald L. Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this delightfully creepy novel from Coretta Scott King\/John Steptoe New Talent Award winner Ronald L. Smith, twelve-year-old Simon thinks he was abducted by aliens. But is it real, or just his overactive imagination? Perfect for fans of Mary Downing Hahn and Louis Sachar.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Twelve-year-old Simon is obsessed with aliens. The ones who take people and do experiments. When he's too worried about them to sleep, he listens to the owls hoot outside. Owls that have the same eyes as aliens--dark and foreboding. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Then something strange happens on a camping trip, and Simon begins to suspect he's been abducted. But is it real, or just the overactive imagination of a kid who loves fantasy and role-playing games and is the target of bullies and his father's scorn? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Even readers who don't believe in UFOs will relate to the universal kid feeling of not being taken seriously by adults that deepens this deliciously scary tale.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRonald L. Smith\u003c\/b\u003e is the Coretta Scott King\/John Steptoe New Talent Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eHoodoo, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Mesmerist, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBlack Panther: The Young Prince.\u003c\/i\u003e He lives in Baltimore, Maryland. \u003cbr\u003estrangeblackflowers.com \u003cbr\u003e Twitter: @RonSmithbooks\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.6 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 11, 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 Owls Have Come to Take Us Away\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 4.3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755606114592,"sku":"9780358097532","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8135f2cfe938c47e4614c21eb07d76e9.webp?v=1780063460","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-owls-have-come-to-take-us-away-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}