{"product_id":"the-great-unexpected-9780061892325","title":"The Great Unexpected","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom Newbery Medal winner and bestselling author Sharon Creech comes a grand, sweeping yarn that is a celebration of the great and unexpected gifts of love, friendship, and forgiveness. With a starred review from Kirkus Reviews calling it an \"enchanting tale to treasure,\" The Great Unexpected captures the heart and the imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHumorous and heartfelt, this is a story of pairs--of young Naomi and Lizzie, both orphans in present-day Blackbird Tree, USA, and of Sybil and Nula, grown-up sisters from faraway Rook's Orchard, Ireland, who have become estranged.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYoung Naomi Deane is brimming with curiosity and her best friend, Lizzie Scatterding, could talk the ears off a cornfield. Naomi has a knack for being around when trouble happens. She knows all the peculiar people in town--like Crazy Cora and Witch Wiggins. But then, one day, a boy drops out of a tree. Just like that. A strangely charming Finn boy. And then the Dingle Dangle man appears, asking all kinds of questions. Curious surprises are revealed--three locked trunks, a pair of rooks, a crooked bridge, and that boy--and soon Naomi and Lizzie find their lives changed forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs two worlds are woven together, Creech reveals that hearts can be mended and that there is indeed a gossamer thread that connects us all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat connects two orphans in America to a long-lost secret in Ireland?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTwo Worlds Collide: \u003c\/b\u003e Follow two pairs of girls an ocean apart--best friends Naomi and Lizzie in America, and estranged sisters Sybil and Nula in Ireland--whose lives are unknowingly intertwined.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Touch of Magic: \u003c\/b\u003e When a mysterious boy named Finn literally falls out of a tree, it's the first of many curious surprises, from a crooked bridge to a pair of mysterious rooks.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFound Family: \u003c\/b\u003e A heartfelt tale about two orphans, Naomi and Lizzie, who discover that family is found in the most unexpected places.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAn Unexpected Inheritance: \u003c\/b\u003e Three locked trunks hold the key to the past, leading to a life-changing discovery that will mend broken hearts and connect both worlds forever.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperCollins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/04\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061892325\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.73lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.52h x 5.85w x 0.86d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Massachusetts Children's Book Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2012 pg. 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/16\/2012 pg. 169\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2012 pg. 1644\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2012 pg. 102\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2012 pg. 84\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/14\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/11\/2012 pg. 36\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Bea Big Book Guide\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2012 pg. 55\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2013 - Superior,Well Above Average\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e153512 \/ Great Unexpected\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.3 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 6\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sharon Creech","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52418706243765,"sku":"9780061892325","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_b200afdb-792e-4e29-aabb-52786022aeae.jpg?v=1775570230","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-great-unexpected-9780061892325","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}