{"product_id":"the-season-of-styx-malone-9781524715953","title":"The Season of Styx Malone","description":"\u003cb\u003eA CORETTA SCOTT KING HONOR BOOK \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeet Caleb and Bobby Gene, two brothers embarking on a madcap, heartwarming, one-thing-leads-to-another adventure, for fans of \u003ci\u003eAs Brave As You\u003c\/i\u003e by Jason Reynolds, \u003ci\u003eMerci Suarez Changes Gears \u003c\/i\u003eby Meg Medina, \u003ci\u003eFront Desk\u003c\/i\u003e by Kelly Yang, and\u003ci\u003e One Crazy Summer \u003c\/i\u003eby Rita Williams-Garcia. Friendships are forged, loyalties are tested . . . and miracles just might happen. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCaleb Franklin and his big brother Bobby Gene are excited to have adventures in the woods behind their house. But Caleb dreams of venturing beyond their ordinary small town. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen Caleb and Bobby Gene meet new neighbor Styx Malone. Styx is sixteen and oozes cool. Styx promises the brothers that together, the three of them can pull off the Great Escalator Trade--exchanging one small thing for something better until they achieve their wildest dream. But as the trades get bigger, the brothers soon find themselves in over their heads. Styx has secrets--secrets so big they could ruin everything. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFive best of the year lists \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNPR, \u003ci\u003eHornBook, Kirkus Reviews, SLJ, \u003c\/i\u003e Shelf Awareness \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFive starred reviews \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Reminiscent of now-classic works by Katherine Paterson, Natalie Babbitt and Lois Lowry, The Season of Styx Malone brings the darkness of fear and trauma into the bright sun of summer days.\" --Shelf Awareness, Starred \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Interweaving themes of risk taking and trust, betrayal and forgiveness, Magoon crafts a novel that is genuinely funny, heartbreaking, and uplifting--extraordinary, in fact.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly, \u003c\/i\u003e Starred \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Spending time with Styx, Caleb, and Bobby Gene is an experience no reader will soon forget.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book, \u003c\/i\u003eStarred \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Heartening and hopeful, a love letter to black male youth grasping the desires within them, absorbing the worlds around them, striving to be more otherwise than ordinary. Please share.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Review, \u003c\/i\u003e Starred \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A summertime romp filled with trouble-making, camaraderie, and substance.\" --\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal, \u003c\/i\u003e Starred\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wendy Lamb Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/16\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781524715953\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.80w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Coretta Scott King Award - Honor Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2018 pg. 121\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2018 pg. 77\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2018 pg. 89\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2018 pg. 116\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/17\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/26\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2019 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e197536 \/ Season of Styx Malone\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.8 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 7\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Kekla Magoon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36656500736156,"sku":"9781524715953","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_216680da-1586-4450-89d9-7ef3da1fe1dd.jpg?v=1603888320","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-season-of-styx-malone-9781524715953","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}