{"product_id":"matteo-michael-leali-9780063119918","title":"Matteo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA 2024 LAMBDA AWARD FINALIST\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"This enchanting, modern homage to \u003cem\u003ePinocchio\u003c\/em\u003e reminds us anything is possible if we're true to ourselves.\" --Cynthia Leitich Smith, award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eAncestor Approved\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSisters of the Neversea\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEleven-year-old Matteo has never felt like one of the other boys. He's sure that will change when he joins the Blue Whales, the baseball team his dad once played for. This is his chance to grow into a son his father can be proud of.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd grow Matteo does, but not the way he expected. Instead, he starts sprouting \u003cem\u003eleaves\u003c\/em\u003e and finding \u003cem\u003ebark \u003c\/em\u003eall over his skin. Alarmed, Matteo starts digging for the truth about what's happening to him--and finds that all clues lead back to the oak tree at the center of town, which Creeksiders have always believed is a little bit magic. As his parents start noticing something is wrong, the truth gets harder to hide--and Matteo makes some surprising discoveries about himself, his hometown, and his entire family tree.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Michael Leali, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Civil War of Amos Abernathy\u003c\/em\u003e, this earnest deconstruction of what it means to be a \"real boy\" is full of humor and heart, and a surefire home run for readers of Mark Oshiro, Anne Ursu, and Katherine Applegate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Leali\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0063119919\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063119918\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperCollins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/23\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.70w x 1.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 9\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e521343 \/ Matteo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2023 pg. 56\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/08\/2023","brand":"Michael Leali","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44077871202559,"sku":"9780063119918","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f0afd91b-d080-4098-b6af-60cbb5b640ad.jpg?v=1685472232","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/matteo-michael-leali-9780063119918","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}