{"product_id":"bluebonnet-9798886042528","title":"Bluebonnet","description":"\u003cp\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis novel is about a teenage boy named Wade in Texas during the Depression Era. He is going through some of the normal trials of growing up - siblings, schoolwork, bullies, romance, and embarrassing personal issues. Besides these, he is also confronted with racist attitudes toward certain Mexican-American friends he has made.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe is torn between two alternatives: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etrying to deal with his conflicts in ways that come natural to him\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eor handling them according to his counter-cultural Christian beliefs. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA quarter of a century later, in the early 1960s, Wade is a grown man and married with two kids of his own. They, too, are seeing the effects of racial bigotry in their school against their African-American classmates. In his earlier life, Wade learned some hard lessons in standing up for what's right, even when it hurts; now he's trying to instill those principles and values into the character of his children. The moral issues dealt with in the story are as relevant today as they were eighty-five years ago. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael W. Owens was born in Burnet, Texas. He currently resides in Rome, Georgia. He can't claim to be a socially-active do-gooder, championing causes that oppose social injustice, heal the sick, feed the hungry, and shelter the homeless. But he at least makes charitable contributions and is an active member of his church, New Armuchee Baptist. He's retired and enjoys spending his free time studying the Bible, reading novels, watching old movies, and singing karaoke. He also keeps busy maintaining his old house.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dorrance Publishing Co.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798886042528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 758\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.51d","brand":"Michael W. Owens","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52085703508149,"sku":"9798886042528","price":33.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_fed390c0-6816-4252-ad86-d8ac1e7ead0f.jpg?v=1765294957","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/bluebonnet-9798886042528","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}