{"product_id":"0689851863-the_school_story","title":"The School Story","description":"\n\n\u003cp\u003eTwelve-year-old Natalie Nelson has written a powerful school story. It's a short novel called \"The Cheater,\" and her best friend Zoe is certain it should be published. All Natalie has to do is give the manuscript to her mom, an editor at a big publishing house. However Natalie doesn't want any favors from her mom. Still, Zoe won't drop the idea. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Spurred into action, Natalie invents a pen name for herself and Zoe becomes a self-styled literary agent. But if the girls are to succeed, they'll need support from their wary English teacher, legal advice from Zoe's tough-talking father, and some clever maneuvering to outwit the overbearing editor in chief of \u003ci\u003eShipley Junior Books\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Andrew Clements, the best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eFrindle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Landry News\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Janitor's Boy\u003c\/i\u003e, delights his audience with this story of two irrepressible girls who use their talent, ingenuity, and a little cunning to try to make a young writer's dream come true.\u003c\/p\u003e\nBook Magazine\n\u003cp\u003eTwelve-year-old Natalie Nelson has written a novel set at a school. Her best friend, Zoe, loves it and is convinced it should be published. Although Natalie's mother is a children's-book editor, Natalie hesitates to show her the manuscript. Zoe convinces Natalie to submit the novel to her mother under a pen name. When Mrs. Nelson shows an interest in publishing the work, Zoe, posing on the phone as an agent, drives a hard bargain—but Natalie starts to worry about the consequences of deceiving her mother. \u0026lt;%END%\u0026gt;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChildren's Books\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrowing Up \u0026amp; Facts of Life\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFamily Life\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eValues\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"Atheneum Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Used - Good","offer_id":47677491478718,"sku":"0689851863-4","price":12.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/81am0Vu-pdL.jpg?v=1781785628","url":"https:\/\/shop.sustainablebooks.com\/products\/0689851863-the_school_story","provider":"Sustainable Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}