{"product_id":"elfie-unperfect-paperback","title":"Elfie Unperfect - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKristin Mahoney\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfectionist Elfie Oster learns the value of \"unperfection,\" in this funny look at middle school life from the author of \u003ci\u003eAnnie's Life in Lists\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eElfie Oster was sure that Hampshire Academy was going to be the perfect school for her. She was sure about it right up to the minute she got expelled. On her first day. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt was all a terrible misunderstanding, but until she can find a way to fix things, Elfie has to go back to Cottonwood Elementary for fifth grade. Where she's never really fit in. Or had friends. It is not a perfect situation. And then it gets worse. Her babysitter gets really sick. Her aunt and uncle aren't speaking. She's forced to do a group project involving an egg. . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut sometimes when everything goes spectacularly wrong, you figure out what truly matters--and what doesn't. So really, this terrible, horrible, surprisingly hilarious year may just be the best thing that's ever happened to Elfie.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKRISTIN MAHONEY\u003c\/b\u003e is a former magazine editor and elementary school reading teacher with a master's degree in elementary education and teaching literacy from Bank Street College of Education. Her writing has appeared on the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Learning Network blog, \u003ci\u003eMcCall's\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, and the SCBWI \"Write This\" Gallery. Her first two books are\u003ci\u003e Annie's Life in Lists\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe 47 People You'll Meet in Middle School\u003c\/i\u003e. Kristin lives in New Jersey with her husband and two daughters. Follow her on Twitter at @KMcMahoney.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.6 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 26, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Elfie Unperfect\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 4.6\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42154836492423,"sku":"9780593175859","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/c9330050972b4e126903e6493b4ff296.webp?v=1733231280","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/elfie-unperfect-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}