{"product_id":"i-dont-know-how-the-j-b-cheaney-9781492631477","title":"I Don't Know How the Story Ends","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOur story begins in a dusty little town in California, a bustling place called Hollywood... \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIsobel Ransom is anxious. Her father is away treating wounded soldiers in France, leaving Izzy to be the responsible one at home. But it's hard to be responsible when your little sister is chasing a fasttalking, movie-obsessed boy all over Hollywood! Ranger is directing his very own moving picture... and wants Izzy and Sylvie to be his stars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIzzy is sure Mother wouldn't approve, but scouting locations, scrounging film, and \"borrowing\" a camera turn out to be the perfect distractions from Izzy's worries. There's just one problem: their movie has no ending. And it has to be perfect - the kind of ending where the hero saves the day and returns home to his family. Safe and sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt just has to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Wild West atmosphere of early Hollywood and the home front of a country at war form a fascinating context to award-winning author J. B. Cheaney's new novel about the power of cinema in helping us make sense of an unexpected world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I Don't Know How the Story Ends will grab you by your shirt and drop you right into the early days of Hollywood and movie making. Peopled with delightful characters who find that real life is not just like the movies, this is a funny, insightful, and touching celebration of friendship and family, the imagination, and the power of the movies.\" -Karen Cushman, Newbery Award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eThe Midwife's Apprentice\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book is a love letter to the art of storytelling, exploring how the creative process becomes something bigger than ourselves. It's a celebration of the way stories help us see our own lives more clearly.\" -- Caroline Starr Rose, author of \u003cem\u003eBlue Birds\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"J. B. Cheaney masterfully combines a family's pathos in wartime, a vivid sense of old Hollywood (including appearances by the era's superstars), PLUS a suspenseful, creative adventure through an entirely new kind of storytelling: MOVING PICTURES!\" -Cheryl Harness, acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eMary Walker Wears the Pants\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Literary Adventures of Washington Irving \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. B. Cheaney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1492631477\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781492631477\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sourcebooks Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/06\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade Plus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e182840 \/ I Don't Know How the Story Ends\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"J. B. Cheaney","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43936243679487,"sku":"9781492631477","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_a9540054-d88e-4d57-bee3-f54b620f9f05.jpg?v=1681424424","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/i-dont-know-how-the-j-b-cheaney-9781492631477","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}