{"product_id":"dark-water-9780375843303","title":"Dark Water","description":"A National Book Award Finalist\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003eBest Books for Teens \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFifteen-year-old Pearl DeWitt lives in Fallbrook, California, where it's sunny 340 days of the year, and where her uncle owns a grove of 900 avocado trees. Uncle Hoyt hires migrant workers regularly, but Pearl doesn't pay much attention to them...until Amiel. From the moment she sees him, Pearl is drawn to this boy who keeps to himself, fears being caught by \u003ci\u003ela migra\u003c\/i\u003e, and is mysteriously unable to talk. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen the wildfires strike.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laura McNeal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rh Childrens Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/11\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.70w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780375843303\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade Plus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e139547 \/ Dark Water\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLaura Rhoton McNeal holds a master's degree in fiction writing from Syracuse University. She taught middle school and high school English before becoming a novelist and journalist. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTogether, Laura and her husband, Tom McNeal, are the authors of \u003ci\u003eCrooked, \u003c\/i\u003e winner of the California Book Award for Juvenile Literature and an ALA Top Ten Best Book for Young Adults; \u003ci\u003eZipped, \u003c\/i\u003e winner of the PEN Center USA Literary Award for Children's Literature; \u003ci\u003eCrushed\u003c\/i\u003e (called \"compelling\" by \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e); and \u003ci\u003eThe Decoding of Lana Morris, \u003c\/i\u003e a \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e Best Young Adult Book of the Year. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe McNeals live in Southern California with their two sons, Sam and Hank. To learn more, please visit the authors' Web site at www.mcnealbooks.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Rh Childrens Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":67107852353651,"sku":"9780375843303","price":15.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_9d0a8b57-3af3-4417-9881-939e33de8e43.jpg?v=1793797939","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/dark-water-9780375843303","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}