{"product_id":"the-crow-tree-book-1-in-the-magical-midland-forest-series-9798886544275","title":"The Crow Tree: Book 1 in the Magical Midland Forest Series","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Page Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/24\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798886544275\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.58d","brand":"Alan Kramer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43084281315509,"sku":"9798886544275","price":17.81,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_c41e502a-d1df-4c99-8291-ddb5c6cd602c.jpg?v=1692113726","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-crow-tree-book-1-in-the-magical-midland-forest-series-9798886544275","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}