{"product_id":"the-country-of-the-pointed-firs-and-other-stories-9780451531445","title":"The Country of the Pointed Firs and Other Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eA rich collection of classic American literature potraying the beauty of a 19th-century New England town.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA female writer comes one summer to Dunnet Landing, a Maine seacoast town, where she follows the lonely inhabitants of once-prosperous coastal communities. Here, lives are molded by the long Maine winters, rock-filled fields and strong resourceful women. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThroughout Sarah Orne Jewett's novel and stories, these quiet tales of a simpler American life capture the inspirational in the everyday: the importance of honest friendships, the value of family, and the gift of community. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Their counterparts are in every village in the world, thank heaven, and the gift to one's life is only in its discernment.\" \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Mass Market Paperbound\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/03\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780451531445\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.60h x 4.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e50681 \/ Country of the Pointed Firs and Other Stories\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.9 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 13\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sarah Orne Jewett","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52051642843317,"sku":"9780451531445","price":5.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-country-of-the-pointed-firs-and-other-stories-9780451531445","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}