{"product_id":"rising-above-shepherdsville-9781481452847","title":"Rising Above Shepherdsville","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn the tradition of \u003ci\u003eThe Higher Power of Lucky \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBecause of Winn Dixie\u003c\/i\u003e, a young girl deals with her mother's suicide in this riveting debut novel that explores love, loss, family, friendship, and redemption.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the summer of 1977, twelve-year-old Dulcie Louise Dixon arrives on the doorstep of her Aunt Bernie's farmhouse in Shepherdsville, Ohio, with no voice, a spelling bee trophy, a Webster's Dictionary, and a box full of ashes. She tries to adjust to her new situation, but can't forget the words she left behind or the mother she's lost to suicide. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne day, Dulcie discovers a secret place: a swan's nest in the woods where at last, her broken world begins to mend. With the help of her surprising new friends--a guitar-playing runaway, a poetry-loving preacher, a one-armed gas station attendant, a singing seamstress, a chained-up hunting dog, and a family of swans--Dulcie is finally able to rise out of her sadness and grief to find her voice once again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Beach Lane Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/28\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781481452847\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.00w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e503441 \/ Rising Above Shepherdsville\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.4 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 9\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ann Schoenbohm","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38020112679093,"sku":"9781481452847","price":6.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_9ace22fd-2478-4d27-913d-7767265e9bb4.jpg?v=1609174537","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/rising-above-shepherdsville-9781481452847","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}