{"product_id":"meet-me-halfway-paperback-2","title":"Meet Me Halfway - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnika Fajardo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A romp of a read!\" --Rebecca Balcárcel, Pura Belpré Honor-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Other Half of Happy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen new classmates Mattie and Mercedes meet and realize they have the same Colombian dad, the two team up in a \u003ci\u003eParent Trap-\u003c\/i\u003einspired misadventure to meet him for the first time in this sharp and poignant middle grade novel about the bonds that make a family.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMattie Gomez feels directionless after being uprooted from her beloved Minnesota and forced to move in with her new stepfamily in California. So when she meets a girl at her new middle school who looks exactly like her, she's not sure what to make of it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut her doppelganger, the popular Mercedes Miller, doesn't like it one bit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMercedes is used to getting what she wants, when she wants; Mattie would rather be invisible and blend into the background. Mercedes lives in a big empty house with her nanny; Mattie's new home is packed-to-the-gills, twenty-four\/seven chaos. Mercedes has a short fuse; Mattie is a planner. Though they may look alike, the two of them couldn't be more different. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSoon enough, however, Mattie and Mercedes learn that they have at least one thing in common: a dad from Colombia that neither of them has ever met. Determined to meet the father they've never known, these polar opposites suddenly have to work together to fake sleepovers, evade their friends, and plot daring escapes from school field trips in an effort to track down him down. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf only they could stop bickering long enough to get the show on the road.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnika Fajardo was born in Colombia and raised in Minnesota. She is the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eMagical Realism for Non-Believers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e What If a Fish\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMeet Me Halfway\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Many Mothers of Dolores Moore\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives with her family in Minneapolis. Find out more at AnikaFajardo.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.5 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 19, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Meet Me Halfway\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53596416901427,"sku":"9781534495913","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/ZeSTG0GtYk9781534495913.webp?v=1782952472","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/meet-me-halfway-paperback-2","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}