{"product_id":"king-and-the-dragonflies-kacen-callender-9781432883270","title":"King and the Dragonflies","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn a small but turbulent Louisiana town, one boy's grief takes him beyond the bayous of his backyard, to learn that there is no right way to be yourself.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFOUR STARRED REVIEWS \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwelve-year-old Kingston James is sure his brother Khalid has turned into a dragonfly. When Khalid unexpectedly passed away, he shed what was his first skin for another to live down by the bayou in their small Louisiana town. Khalid still visits in dreams, and King must keep these secrets to himself as he watches grief transform his family.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt would be easier if King could talk with his best friend, Sandy Sanders. But just days before he died, Khalid told King to end their friendship, after overhearing a secret about Sandy-that he thinks he might be gay. You don't want anyone to think you're gay too, do you?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when Sandy goes missing, sparking a town-wide search, and King finds his former best friend hiding in a tent in his backyard, he agrees to help Sandy escape from his abusive father, and the two begin an adventure as they build their own private paradise down by the bayou and among the dragonflies. As King's friendship with Sandy is reignited, he's forced to confront questions about himself and the reality of his brother's death.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Thing About Jellyfish meets \u003ci\u003eThe Stars Beneath Our Feet\u003c\/i\u003e in this story about loss, grief, and finding the courage to discover one's identity, from the author of \u003ci\u003eHurricane Child\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kacen Callender\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1432883275\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781432883270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Thorndike Striving Reader\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/11\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 283\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Library Binding\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.60w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Print\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.9\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\u003e507429 \/ King and the Dragonflies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Coretta Scott King Award - Honor Book","brand":"Kacen Callender","offers":[{"title":"Library Binding","offer_id":44046194868479,"sku":"9781432883270","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_87e44079-f672-4ff0-a4e0-fea19b7a8d01.jpg?v=1684983187","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/king-and-the-dragonflies-kacen-callender-9781432883270","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}