{"product_id":"the-great-unexpected-2","title":"The Great Unexpected","description":"From Newbery Medal winner and bestselling author Sharon Creech comes a grand, sweeping yarn that is a celebration of the great and unexpected gifts of love, friendship, and forgiveness. With a starred review from Kirkus Reviews calling it an \"enchanting tale to treasure,\" The Great Unexpected captures the heart and the imagination.\nHumorous and heartfelt, this is a story of pairs—of young Naomi and Lizzie, both orphans in present-day Blackbird Tree, USA, and of Sybil and Nula, grown-up sisters from faraway Rook's Orchard, Ireland, who have become estranged.\nYoung Naomi Deane is brimming with curiosity and her best friend, Lizzie Scatterding, could talk the ears off a cornfield. Naomi has a knack for being around when trouble happens. She knows all the peculiar people in town—like Crazy Cora and Witch Wiggins. But then, one day, a boy drops out of a tree. Just like that. A strangely charming Finn boy. And then the Dingle Dangle man appears, asking all kinds of questions. Curious surprises are revealed—three locked trunks, a pair of rooks, a crooked bridge, and that boy—and soon Naomi and Lizzie find their lives changed forever.\nAs two worlds are woven together, Creech reveals that hearts can be mended and that there is indeed a gossamer thread that connects us all.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0061892335\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0061892335.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Creech, Sharon\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43880879095869,"sku":"BVV.0061892335.G","price":15.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0061892335-0.jpg?v=1792878185","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/the-great-unexpected-2","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}