{"product_id":"9780062445766","title":"The Someday Birds","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo starred reviews! One of the New York Public Library's Best Kids Books of 2017!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Offering a mixture of suspense, mystery, tragedy and humor, Pla's story captures both the literal and figurative meanings of journey.\" \u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Pla gives us a memorable hero in this lyrical and funny book.” \u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Someday Birds\u003c\/i\u003e is a debut middle grade novel perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eCounting by 7s\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFish in a Tree\u003c\/i\u003e, filled with humor, heart, and chicken nuggets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharlie’s perfectly ordinary life has been unraveling ever since his war journalist father was injured in Afghanistan. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen his father heads from California to Virginia for medical treatment, Charlie reluctantly travels cross-country with his boy-crazy sister, unruly brothers, and a mysterious new family friend. He decides that if he can spot all the birds that he and his father were hoping to see someday along the way, then everything might just turn out okay.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDebut author Sally J. Pla has written a tale that is equal parts madcap road trip, coming-of-age story for an autistic boy who feels he doesn’t understand the world, and an uplifting portrait of a family overcoming a crisis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47046475088112,"sku":"9780062445766","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780062445766_p0.jpg?v=1763631623","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780062445766","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}