{"product_id":"the-midnight-children-9781250196729","title":"The Midnight Children","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Dan Gemeinhart, the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eThe Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise\u003c\/i\u003e, comes an extraordinary story about a family of runaways who take up residence in a small town, and the outcast boy who finds his voice and his people\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003cb\u003eperfect for fans of Katherine Applegate and Kate DiCamillo.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the dead of night, a truck arrives in Slaughterville, a small town curiously named after its windowless slaughterhouse. Seven mysterious kids with suitcases step out of the vehicle and into an abandoned home on a dead-end street, looking over their shoulders to make sure they aren't noticed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Ravani Foster covertly witnesses their arrival from his bedroom window. Timid and lonely, Ravani is eager to learn everything he can about his new neighbors: What secrets are they hiding? And most mysterious of all...where are the adults? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYet amid this shadowy group of children, Ravani finds an unexpected friend in the warm and gutsy Virginia. But with this friendship comes secrets revealed--and danger. When Ravani learns of a threat to his new friends, he must fight to keep them safe, or lose the only person who has ever understood him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFull of wonder, friendship, and mystery, \u003ci\u003eThe Midnight Children\u003c\/i\u003e explores the meaning of home, what makes a family, and what it takes to find the courage to believe in yourself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Henry Holt \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/30\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250196729\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/20\/2022\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dan Gemeinhart","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42268685009077,"sku":"9781250196729","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_2a64a72b-047c-4866-a22c-0f8ffe9bfeca.jpg?v=1657034008","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-midnight-children-9781250196729","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}