{"product_id":"chris-makes-a-friend-9781546138174","title":"Chris Makes a Friend","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the award-winning author of MELISSA, a sweet and tart story about unexpected friendship and family reconciliation.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHIS IS NOT THE SUMMER CHRIS HAD PLANNED...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChris does not want to be spending the summer with her grandparents and her little sister. Her grandparents aren't bad -- they just don't let Chris do what she wants to do, which is sit around and read all day. And her sister, Becca, is the opposite, never sitting still and never being quiet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe good part is that Chris's grandparents are always telling her to go outside and \"get some air\" -- so she can escape into the woods with a book and get some alone time. Or at least it's alone time until Mia comes along. Mia is also in town for the summer, and she understands Chris in a way that Chris's family just can't. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoon Chris is sneaking off to spend as much time with her friend as possible. But is there more to Mia than Mia is saying?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alex Gino\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scholastic Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/04\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781546138174\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/18\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlex Gino loves glitter, ice cream, gardening, awe-ful puns, and stories that reflect the diversity and complexity of being alive. Their first novel, \u003ci\u003eMelissa\u003c\/i\u003e, was a winner of the Children's Stonewall Award, the Lambda Literary Award, and the Children's Choice Book Award. For more about Alex, please visit them at alexgino.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ripon Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44119515332653,"sku":"9781546138174","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/0501\/1245\/files\/img_516ff1f2-28a1-425c-8253-d14d824e0564.jpg?v=1756228771","url":"https:\/\/riponbookstore.com\/products\/chris-makes-a-friend-9781546138174","provider":"Ripon Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}