{"product_id":"a-friendly-town-thats-almost-always-by-the-ocean-paperback","title":"A Friendly Town That's Almost Always by the Ocean! - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKir Fox\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWelcome to Topsea, the strangest place you'll ever visit. In this town, the coves are bottomless and the pier has no end in sight. There's a high tide and a low tide . . . \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e a vanishing tide. Dogs are a myth, but mermaids are totally real. And seaweed is the main ingredient in every meal-watch out, it might just start chewing you back  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e New kid Davy \u003ci\u003edefinitely\u003c\/i\u003e thinks Topsea is strange. His mom keeps saying they'll get used to life in their new town-it's just the way things are on the coast  But after his first day at Topsea School, Davy finds himself wondering: Why is his locker all the way at the bottom of the school swimming pool? Why can't anyone remember his name? (It's \u003ci\u003eDavy\u003c\/i\u003e ) And why does everyone act like all of this is normal?  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Through newspaper articles, stories, surveys, notifications, and more, follow Davy and the rest of Ms. Grimalkin's fifth grade class through the weird world of Topsea. (Whatever you do, don't make eye contact with the rubber ducks.)\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKir Fox\u003c\/b\u003e (Kirsten Hubbard) and \u003cb\u003eM. Shelley Coats\u003c\/b\u003e (Michelle Schusterman) are great friends, longtime critique partners, and ardent consumers of the strange and unusual. Kirsten is the author of the middle-grade novels \u003ci\u003eWatch the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRace the Night\u003c\/i\u003e (Disney-Hyperion), and the young adult novels \u003ci\u003eLike Mandarin\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWanderlove\u003c\/i\u003e (Delacorte Press\/Random House Children's Books). She lives in Los Angeles. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Michelle is the author of the middle grade series \u003ci\u003eI Heart Band\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Kat Sinclair Files\u003c\/i\u003e (Grosset\/Penguin), and the middle-grade novels \u003ci\u003eOlive and the Backstage Ghost\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSpell \u0026amp; Spindle\u003c\/i\u003e (Random House Children's Books). She is also the coauthor of the YA novel \u003ci\u003eThe Pros of Cons\u003c\/i\u003e (Scholastic). She lives in Dallas, Texas.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.5 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 08, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Friendly Town That's Almost Always by the Ocean!\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.1\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45782172008645,"sku":"9781368000802","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/akEzcHYxV1RQYzlmNjNIaHRDT0RRUT09.webp?v=1770619484","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/a-friendly-town-thats-almost-always-by-the-ocean-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}