{"product_id":"wringer-9780007156016","title":"Wringer","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePalmer LaRue is running out of birthdays. For as long as he can remember, he's dreaded the day he turns ten, the day he's supposed to become a wringer.In Palmer's hometown of Waymer, a boy's tenth birthday is the biggest event of his life. It marks the day that he is ready to take his place as a wringer at the annual family fest, Pigeon Day. It's an honour and a tradition. But even though he would rather stay nine for the rest of his life than become a wringer, Palmer can't stop himself from getting older. Then an unwanted visitor arrives on his windowsill, and Palmer knows that it is a sign. Somehow, he must find a way to break tradition. He must learn how to stop being afraid, and stand up for what he believes in.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Deeply felt. Presents a moral question with great care and sensitivity.”\u003cbr\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e“[A] spellbinding story about rites of passage.”\u003cbr\u003eStarred Review\/ Publishers’\u003cbr\u003eWeekly\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e“As in Maniac Magree, Spinelli invests a realistic story with the intensity of a fable.”\u003cbr\u003eStarred Review The Horn Book\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51017428205911,"sku":"9780007156016","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780007156016.jpg?v=1750773544","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/wringer-9780007156016","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}