{"product_id":"parked-9780399539022","title":"Parked","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Danielle Svetcov\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Puffin Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Puffin Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Social Themes - Poverty \u0026amp; Homelessness\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor fans of Rebecca Stead and Joan Bauer comes a scrappy, poignant, uplifting debut about family, friendship, and the importance of learning both how to offer help and how to accept it.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A big-hearted novel with characters I wish were my friends in real life.\" --Gennifer Choldenko, author of the Al Capone at Alcatraz series\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJeanne Ann is smart, stubborn, living in an orange van, and determined to find a permanent address before the start of seventh grade. Cal is awkward, sensitive, living in a humongous house across the street, and determined to save her. Jeanne Ann wants Cal's help just about as much as she wants to live in a van. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the two form a tentative friendship that grows deeper over alternating chapters, they're buoyed by a cast of complex, oddball characters, who let them down, lift them up, and leave you cheering. Debut novelist Danielle Svetcov shines a light on a big problem without a ready answer, pulling it off with the perfect balance of humor, heartbreak, and hope. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Insightful [and] touching...Not to be missed.\" \u003c\/b\u003e--Karen Cushman, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Midwife's Apprentice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"For readers of Dan Gemeinhart [and] Katherine Applegate.\" \u003c\/b\u003e--The Children's Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"You won't be able to put it down. Trust.\"\u003c\/b\u003e --ScaryMommy.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Relatable and beautifully told.\" \u003c\/b\u003e--Commonsense Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Pertinent....Honest...Uplifting...Fresh.\" \u003c\/b\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePW\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Utterly of this moment.\" \u003c\/b\u003e--Jack Cheng, author of \u003ci\u003eSee You in the Cosmos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Absorbing and warmhearted.\" \u003c\/b\u003e--Annie Barrows, author of the Ivy \u0026amp; Bean series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Realistically hopeful...Recommended.\"\u003c\/b\u003e --\u003ci\u003eSLC\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Sharp...Perceptive.\" \u003c\/b\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBCCB\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Unforgettable.\"\u003c\/b\u003e --Brightly","brand":"Puffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45085661888663,"sku":"9780399539022","price":580.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780399539022.webp?v=1769201936","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/parked-9780399539022","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}