{"product_id":"the-undercover-book-list-paperback","title":"The Undercover Book List - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eColleen Nelson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGovernor\u003cbr\u003eGeneral's Award Finalist Colleen Nelson's tale of identity, unlikely friends, \u003cbr\u003eand a secret book club, now available in a new paperback format.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBetween her father's posting overseas and her\u003cbr\u003ebest friend Sienna's move to the other side of the country, seventh grade is\u003cbr\u003elooking lonely for Jane MacDonald. But Sienna has left her with one last trick: \u003cbr\u003ea hidden message in a library book--the perfect plot to start a secret club and\u003cbr\u003efind Jane a new book-loving friend. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTyson Flamand has problems of his own. Since the\u003cbr\u003efourth grade he's had a reputation as a bad kid, and there's no point fighting\u003cbr\u003eit when teachers always think the worst. So when he finds an anonymous note in\u003cbr\u003ethe library looking for a nerdy new friend, he knows he's the last person in\u003cbr\u003ethe world it could be meant for. But something makes him answer it anyway, and\u003cbr\u003eTyson finds himself pulled into a secret book club where being hidden may be\u003cbr\u003ethe first step to being truly seen. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith the insight of a veteran middle-school\u003cbr\u003eteacher, \u003cb\u003eColleen Nelson\u003c\/b\u003e, author of the award-winning \u003ci\u003eHarvey Comes Home\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSadia\u003c\/i\u003e, weaves together two stories of identity, expectation, and the\u003cbr\u003ecourage to challenge both. As their paths move ever closer, Jane and Tyson both\u003cbr\u003ediscover their own self-reliance and their ability to overcome obstacles that\u003cbr\u003eseemed insurmountable.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Told in alternating chapters from the perspectives of\u003cbr\u003eseventh graders Jane and Tyson, this story unfolds with clever aplomb... [and] a\u003cbr\u003erobustly diverse supporting cast...A well-plotted, well-written story that will\u003cbr\u003eengage readers and encourage nonreaders.\"--\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003cbr\u003eReviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn author and junior high school teacher, \u003cb\u003eColleen\u003cbr\u003eNelson\u003c\/b\u003e earned her Bachelor of Education from the University of Manitoba in her\u003cbr\u003ehometown of Winnipeg. Her previous works include the critically acclaimed\u003cbr\u003emiddle-grade novels \u003ci\u003eHarvey Comes Home\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHarvey Holds His Own\u003c\/i\u003e, which\u003cbr\u003eis a 2020 Governor General's Award Finalist; \u003ci\u003eSadia\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the 2019\u003cbr\u003eRuth and Sylvia Schwartz Award; and \u003ci\u003eBlood Brothers\u003c\/i\u003e, which was\u003cbr\u003eselected as the 2018 McNally Robinson Book of the Year for Young People. Her\u003cbr\u003efirst picture book, \u003ci\u003eTeaching Mrs. Muddle\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 2020. Colleen\u003cbr\u003ewrites daily in between appearances at hockey rinks and soccer fields in\u003cbr\u003esupport of her two sports-loving sons. The family's West Highland Terrier Rosie\u003cbr\u003eadds an extra-loveable dose of liveliness, squirrel-chasing, and shoe-chewing\u003cbr\u003eto their lives. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 15, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766342287648,"sku":"9781772782639","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c65e9e50147b29009be84d04800a75ba.webp?v=1780290731","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-undercover-book-list-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}