{"product_id":"octopus-named-houdini","title":"Octopus Named Houdini","description":"\u003cb\u003eTwo starred reviews!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOdder\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eGrowing Home\u003c\/i\u003e in this \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003etender and insightful\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e illustrated middle grade novel in verse about an octopus named Houdini, her unexpected friendship with the aquarium owners daughter, and her deep yearning to return to the sea.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll day long we can hear\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ethat Sea howl prowling wild\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003einside our brains and every part of us is straining\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eto feel it taste it twirl it whirl it swirl it\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003einside our body\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eagain.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eHoudini the octopus lives in an aquarium, but she misses her home in the wild Sea. She doesnt like the visitors who bang on her tank. Or the way she cant feel the sun on her skin or the wind rippling the water. Its a dull existence for a creature with nine brains.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThen one day she meets someone who is different than the others. Junos busy brain buzzes with so many questions and thoughts that Houdinis skin tingles with wonder.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBut the singing of the Sea is growing stronger and harder to resist. Can Houdini make Juno understand what she needs before its too late?","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57513469346165,"sku":"9798347114757","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9798347114757.jpg?v=1787220227","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/octopus-named-houdini","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}