{"product_id":"the-shapeshifters-guide-to-gym-class-9781668210871","title":"The Shapeshifter's Guide to Gym Class","description":"\u003cb\u003eFor fans of Judy Blume and Lee Knox Ostertag, a heartfelt and hilarious MG debut from Kai Cheng Thom about learning to listen to that quiet, bold voice in your heart.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn every generation, a special few of Nor Numinem are born shapeshifters. Unfortunately, being one of the \"special few\" does not get you out of gym class.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNor Numinem. A town of hope and beauty. A place where freedom for all blooms as abundantly as the flowering vines that cover the buildings on every street. Yet even in this beautiful town, a kid like Maia's got problems. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Maia is a shapeshifter. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e And worse, she's starting middle school. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In every generation, a special few of Nor Numinem are born shapeshifters: children who develop the mysterious ability to transform into a part-animal shape. Unfortunately for Maia, her ability is merely this: to grow giant moth wings that grow uncontrollably out of her back whenever she's excited, or upset, or for some reason, whenever her new classmate Luke looks at her in a particular way. Worse than worse? Maia's wings are useless. Weak and fragile--unlike her talented friends. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But Maia's problems are about get much harder than even she knows. A strange illness is spreading through the gardens of Nor Numinem. The very gardens that feed and sustain this once-perfect town. Worse still, some of the adults think the shapeshifter children are to blame. A rumors turn into hate, life gets tougher for those who aren't seen as \"normal\". Maia and her friends will soon discover that there is a dark rift in Nor Numinem, one that will take all their talents, known and unknown, to heal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668210871\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336","brand":"Kai Cheng Thom","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52774282756277,"sku":"9781668210871","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-shapeshifters-guide-to-gym-class-9781668210871","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}