{"product_id":"felix-powell-boy-squirrel-9780063337268","title":"Felix Powell, Boy Squirrel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFelix Powell is back! After his brief stint as a dog, Felix thinks his troubles with magical animal transformation are over. . . until a mysterious bit of magic turns him into a squirrel. A funny, short, young middle grade novel about friendship, family, and animals written and illustrated with black-and-white drawings by two-time Newbery Medalist Erin Entrada Kelly.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFelix Powell loves to climb trees. He loves to run and jump and hide. But he's never shoved acorns into his cheeks. He's never gnawed at twigs to build a nest. And he's certainly never worried about being eaten by hawks. Until now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen his magic blanket turns Felix from an eight-year-old aspiring zoologist into a skittering squirrel, Felix discovers that there's more to squirrelhood than meets the eye. Will Felix triumph, avoiding predators and helping his new squirrel friend? Will he learn to jump and leap and climb? And will he turn back into a boy in time for dinner with his grandmother?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFelix Powell, Boy Squirrel \u003c\/i\u003eis a standalone companion to two-time Newbery Medal winner Erin Entrada Kelly's \u003ci\u003eFelix Powell, Boy Dog, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich is set in the world of her popular Marisol books. With short, high-interest chapters and illustrations and comics by the author on almost every page, \u003ci\u003eFelix Powell, Boy Squirrel\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates curiosity, ingenuity, imagination, and friendship. For animal lovers and readers of Beverly Cleary, Judy Blume, Meg Medina, and Megan McDonald.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Erin Entrada Kelly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Greenwillow Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/18\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.79w x 0.71d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063337268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 9-12\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 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e559008 \/ Felix Powell, Boy Squirrel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/26\/2026 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKelly, Erin Entrada:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eErin Entrada Kelly\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the Newbery Medal-winning novels\u003ci\u003e Hello, Universe \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe First State of Being\u003c\/i\u003e, which was also named a finalist for the National Book Award. She received a Newbery Honor for her acclaimed novel \u003ci\u003eWe Dream of Space. \u003c\/i\u003eErin Entrada Kelly grew up in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and now lives in Delaware. She teaches in the MFA in writing for children and young adults program at Hamline University. Her short fiction has been nominated for the Philippines Free Press Literary Award for Short Fiction and the Pushcart Prize. Before becoming a children's author, she worked as a journalist and magazine editor and received numerous awards for community service journalism, feature writing, and editing from the Louisiana Press Association and the Associated Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eErin Entrada Kelly's debut novel, \u003ci\u003e Blackbird Fly, \u003c\/i\u003e was a \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year, a\u003ci\u003e School Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year, an ALSC Notable Book, and an Asian\/Pacific American Award for Literature Honor Book. She is also the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Land of Forgotten Girls\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Asian\/Pacific American Award for Literature; \u003ci\u003eYou Go First, \u003c\/i\u003ean Indie Next Pick; \u003ci\u003eLalani of the Distant Sea, \u003c\/i\u003ean Indie Next Pick; \u003ci\u003eThose Kids from Fawn Creek, \u003c\/i\u003enamed to numerous best-of-the-year lists; \u003ci\u003eThe Second Life of Snap, \u003c\/i\u003e which received six starred reviews; and six popular novels for younger readers, \u003ci\u003eMaybe Maybe Marisol Rainey, Surely Surely Marisol Rainey, Only Only Marisol Rainey, Your Turn Marisol Rainey, Felix Powell, Boy Dog, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFelix Powell, Boy Squirrel, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich she also illustrated. Erin Entrada Kelly's acclaimed nonfiction debut, \u003ci\u003eAt Last She Stood, \u003c\/i\u003ewas the recipient of the Robert F. Sibert Honor. It tells the sweeping story of Filipino World War II guerrilla fighter, Josefina Guerrero.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Erin Entrada Kelly \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48840784347293,"sku":"9780063337268","price":22.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_dc4cae1c-d0cb-44b9-9fd8-8fc287a95082.jpg?v=1787726483","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/felix-powell-boy-squirrel-9780063337268","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}