{"product_id":"i-love-you-michael-collins-lauren-baratz-logsted-9781250158451","title":"I Love You, Michael Collins","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA funny and heartwarming middle-grade historical fiction novel about a girl who writes letters to her favorite astronaut as America prepares for the moon landing.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's 1969 and the country is gearing up for what looks to be the most exciting moment in U.S. history: men landing on the moon. Ten-year-old Mamie's class is given an assignment to write letters to the astronauts. All the girls write to Neil Armstrong (\"So cute!\") and all the boys write to Buzz Aldrin (\"So cool!\"). Only Mamie writes to Michael Collins, the astronaut who will come so close but never achieve everyone else's dream of walking on the moon, because he is the one who must stay out in space with the ship. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter school ends, Mamie keeps writing to Michael Collins, taking comfort in telling someone about what's going on with her family as, one by one, they leave the house thinking that someone else is taking care of her--until she is all alone except for her cat and her best friend, Buster. And as the date of the launch nears, Mamie can't help but wonder: \u003ci\u003eDoes no one stay with the ship anymore? \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith \u003ci\u003eI Love You, Michael Collins\u003c\/i\u003e, Lauren Baratz-Logsted has created a heartwarming story about family and being true to yourself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Margaret Ferguson Book\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Baratz-Logsted weaves in just enough history to root Mamie's story in her time, a moment when a nation came together and felt proud of human possibilities. . . . Readers will be charmed by Mamie's \u003cb\u003estory of hope in a difficult moment in American history\u003c\/b\u003e.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lauren Baratz-Logsted\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250158451\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250158451\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Square Fish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/19\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.50h x 5.10w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e190172 \/ I Love You, Michael Collins\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Lauren Baratz-Logsted","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43994202407167,"sku":"9781250158451","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_96b840fb-6db4-4955-9f5e-387f05395cd5.jpg?v=1683328733","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/i-love-you-michael-collins-lauren-baratz-logsted-9781250158451","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}