{"product_id":"plum-bottom-9780692680100","title":"Plum Bottom","description":"\u003cp\u003eLaney Mahler comes of age during the 1940s and 1950s in Esther Escott's young adult fiction novel \u003ci\u003ePlum Bottom\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEscott takes readers back to a time dominated by issues such as racial prejudice as she follows Laney's journey from childhood to early adulthood. Each chapter stands alone as its own short story, centering on a different adventure or crisis-including telling lies, going on a first date, and finding and losing love. In one such chapter, Laney accepts a job at a resort where her first love works-only for him to dump her after helping her secure the job. Crestfallen, she decides to stay anyway and brave whatever comes her way.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReaders get a look inside Laney's thinking as she confronts each dilemma in her own headstrong way-though she always learns from her parents and those around her. Her determination and personal growth become the core theme of this lighthearted novel, which is at once a nostalgic read for adults who grew up during a different era and a timeless coming-of-age tale for today's teens.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Esther Escott\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Escottbooks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/27\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.42d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780692680100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Esther Escott is a former art teacher, and continues to work in pastels and other media. The pencil illustrations in this book are her own.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Escott and her husband Charles have lead a hiking group through the Sierra foothills and mountains, which, combined with her visits to Mexico, have provided her with ample inspiration for her pastel paintings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Esther and her husband have two sons and four grandchildren. She has a bachelor's degree in art education from UPI in Pennsylvania.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Escottbooks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40387176890483,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":12.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_9b6f214e-59d5-407f-b3e9-c2bdf465ad37.jpg?v=1661521731","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/plum-bottom-9780692680100","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}