{"product_id":"9780062284594_bird-lake-moon","title":"Bird Lake Moon","description":"\u003cp\u003eTold in alternating voices, this smart and engaging middle grade novel from the beloved Kevin Henkes is the story of two boys coming together in friendship as they struggle with family conflicts and tragedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are ghosts at Bird Lake, and they're haunting Mitch and Spencer. Not the Halloween kind, but ghosts of the past. Memories of how life was before—before the divorce, before the accident. Can their ghosts bring Mitch and Spencer together, as friends? Or will their secrets keep them apart?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMitch feels isolated at his grandparents’ house and can’t help hating his father, who walked out on him and his mom two and a half weeks earlier. Spencer’s family has decided it’s finally time to return to Bird Lake, years after his brother, Matty, drowned there. Both boys arrive at the lake scarred and fragile, but as they become friends, the sharp edges of their lives smooth out and, slowly, they are able to start healing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Superbly crafted. A ‘must have’ for every library.” —School Library Journal (starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In a novel as tender as his acclaimed Olive’s Ocean, Henkes probes the psyches of two boys facing family conflicts.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo boys arrive at the same lake, each haunted by a different ghost. Can an unexpected friendship help them face the past?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDual POV Storytelling:\u003c\/b\u003e See the summer unfold through the eyes of both Mitch and Spencer as their separate stories of heartache and hope converge at the lake.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDealing with Divorce:\u003c\/b\u003e For Mitch, summer at his grandparents’ house is a lonely exile after his father suddenly leaves, sparking a quiet anger he doesn’t know how to handle.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGrief and Loss:\u003c\/b\u003e Spencer’s family returns to Bird Lake for the first time since his brother drowned, forcing them all to confront a tragedy that has silently shaped their lives.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAn Unlikely Friendship:\u003c\/b\u003e Scarred and fragile, the two boys are initially wary of each other, but a shared sense of being haunted slowly draws them together, paving the way for healing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Kevin Henkes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46889906962581,"sku":"9780062284594","price":5.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780062284594.jpg?v=1776888432","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780062284594_bird-lake-moon","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}