{"product_id":"sticks-and-stones-9781947392908","title":"Sticks and Stones","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen fifteen-year-old Emily Greene wakes up to police banging on her door, she is shocked to see her mother arrested on drug charges. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUprooted and in disbelief, Emily moves to a new town to stay with her grandmother, known as Crazy Carol for her outspoken faith and quirky behaviors. As if the arrest isn't enough, kids at her new school immediately begin to stereotype and judge her based on the news they've heard about her mom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmily is sure her mother's fianc  is to blame for the crime. He has conveniently disappeared since the day of the arrest. She's determined to find him, and prove he's at fault. But something awful happens, shaking her world yet again. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter this string of tragedies, Emily starts to question God, but is gently and consistently reminded by her grandmother, through stories she tells of all the sticks, leaves, and stones she collects, that God is her good and faithful parent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmily must learn that the words others say about her don't matter, that her mom's mistakes don't define her, and she is always deeply loved by her heavenly father. If only she can learn to forgive herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Acorn Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/02\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781947392908\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 230\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.69d","brand":"Dianne Beck","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42253603209397,"sku":"9781947392908","price":21.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_c272505f-634d-4c16-9315-c744ddc9fb4e.jpg?v=1656387897","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/sticks-and-stones-9781947392908","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}