{"product_id":"cookies-milk","title":"Cookies \u0026 Milk","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWINNER OF THE NAACP IMAGE AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING LITERARY WORK—YOUTH\/TEENS!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's a summer of family, friendship, and fun fiascos in this acclaimed novel that's as irresistible as a fresh-baked cookie. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEllis Bailey Johnson has the summertime blues. Instead of hanging out with friends, listening to music, and playing his harmonica, Ellis has to help bring his dad’s latest farfetched, sure-to-fail idea to life: open the world’s first chocolate chip cookie store.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey have six weeks to perfect their recipe, get a run-down A-frame storefront on Hollywood’s Sunset Boulevard into tip-top shape, and bring in customers. But nothing goes according to plan, especially when family secrets start to surface. Can Ellis bake up a happy ending?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePartially based on Shawn Amos’s own experiences growing up the son of Wally “Famous” Amos, and packed with humor, heart, and fun illustrations, this debut novel sings with the joy of self-discovery, unconditional love, and community.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Shawn Amos has written a beautiful story of family and music, of growing up and having adventures, of business building and character building, that is at once very specific and universal. I love \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCookies and Milk\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e as much as I love cookies and milk.” –Lisa See, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebestselling and award winning author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSnow Flower and the Secret Fan \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eShanghai Girls\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**Don't miss Ellis's next adventure: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eEllis Johnson Might Be Famous\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Book Readers Venue","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45004665323728,"sku":null,"price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/6983\/9568\/files\/cookiesmilk.jpg?v=1777923936","url":"https:\/\/the-book-readers-venue.myshopify.com\/products\/cookies-milk","provider":"The Book Readers Venue","version":"1.0","type":"link"}