{"product_id":"9780545870740","title":"Me and Marvin Gardens","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first middle-grade novel from Printz Honor-winning author Amy Sarig (A. S.) King!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA New York Public Library Best Book for Kids\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Texas Bluebonnet Master List selection\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eObe Devlin has problems. His family's farmland has been taken over by developers. His best friend Tommy has abandoned him. And he keeps getting nosebleeds, because of that thing he doesn't like to talk about. So Obe hangs out at the nearby creek, in the last wild patch left, picking up trash and looking for animal tracks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne day, he sees a creature that looks kind of like a large dog. And as he watches it, he realizes it eats plastic. \u003ci\u003eOnly\u003c\/i\u003e plastic. Water bottles, shopping bags... No one has seen a creature like this before. The animal--Marvin Gardens--becomes Obe's best friend and biggest secret. But to keep him safe from the developers and Tommy and his friends, Obe must make a decision that might change everything.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scholastic, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47013202362608,"sku":"9780545870740","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780545870740_p0.jpg?v=1763715254","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780545870740","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}