{"product_id":"midnight-children","title":"Midnight Children","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and Indie bestseller!\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e From Dan Gemeinhart, the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eThe Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise\u003c\/i\u003e, comes an extraordinary story about a family of runaways who take up residence in a small town, and the outcast boy who finds his voice and his people\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003cb\u003eperfect for fans of Katherine Applegate and Kate DiCamillo.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Dan Gemeinhart's best yet and that's saying something.\" --Padma Venkatraman, Walter Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Bridge Home\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In the dead of night, a truck arrives in Slaughterville, a small town curiously named after its windowless slaughterhouse. Seven mysterious kids with suitcases step out of the vehicle and into an abandoned home on a dead-end street, looking over their shoulders to make sure they aren't noticed.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e But Ravani Foster covertly witnesses their arrival from his bedroom window. Timid and lonely, Ravani is eager to learn everything he can about his new neighbors: What secrets are they hiding? And most mysterious of all...where are the adults?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Yet amid this shadowy group of children, Ravani finds an unexpected friend in the warm and gutsy Virginia. But with this friendship comes secrets revealed--and danger. When Ravani learns of a threat to his new friends, he must fight to keep them safe, or lose the only person who has ever understood him.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Full of wonder, friendship, and mystery, \u003ci\u003eThe Midnight Children\u003c\/i\u003e explores the meaning of \"home,\" what makes a family, and what it takes to find the courage to believe in yourself.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e * \"A story of fierce friendship, bravery, loyalty, and finding--or making--a place to belong.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Equal parts Kate DiCamillo and Shirley Jackson, this book is unlike anything else I've ever read--you will love it.\" --Jonathan Auxier, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eNight Gardener\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSweep: the Story of a Girl and her Monster\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"Midnight Children","offer_id":44633174835397,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/978-1-250-36265-0.jpg?v=1743631792","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/midnight-children","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}