{"product_id":"where-the-water-takes-us-alan-barillaro-9781536243543","title":"Where the Water Takes Us","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Powerful. . . . A lyrical and sensitively rendered coming-of-age tale.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAva's mom is about to have twins, and the pregnancy isn't going well. All Ava wants to do is stay by her mother's side, but instead, she is sent away to stay with her grandparents. Normally, spending time at the lake with Nonna and Nonno is wonderful. But everything is different now. While her mom's hospital visits are getting serious back home and summer storms rock the island, making the electricity go out at the cabin, Ava grapples with anxiety. An annoyingly cheerful boy named Cody seems determined to pop up everywhere she goes, but Ava can't be distracted from the feeling that something terrible, something irrevocable, is going to happen to her mom while she is gone.\u003cbr\u003e When a bird dies in front of her, Ava is sure it is a sign that she is cursed--the last thing she, or her family, needs. But if a curse has been placed on her, there must be a way to break it. So Ava makes a deal: If she can take care of two orphaned bird eggs, she will have paid off her debt, and her family will be all right.\u003cbr\u003e With everyone she loves on the line, Ava will do everything in her power to make sure that her mom, her twin baby brothers, her birds, and even Cody all come through the summer safely.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alan Barillaro\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 153624354X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781536243543\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Candlewick Press (MA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/03\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 4\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e553540 \/ Where the Water Takes Us\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Alan Barillaro","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46881085751551,"sku":"9781536243543","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_64e2f43d-29a9-464c-a333-dd6b1c6ae508.jpg?v=1747970627","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/where-the-water-takes-us-alan-barillaro-9781536243543","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}