{"product_id":"the-turtle-warrior-9780143034520","title":"The Turtle Warrior","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Turtle Warrior\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of the Lucas family, who live in a beautiful and remote part of Wisconsin inhabited by working-class European immigrants and the Ojibwe. By 1967 the Lucas farm has fallen into disrepair, thanks to the hard drinking of John Lucas, who brutalizes his wife and two sons. When the eldest, James, escapes by enlisting to fight in Vietnam, he leaves young Bill alone to protect his mother with only his own will and the spirit of his brother to guide him. Beautifully written and deeply felt, \u003ci\u003eThe Turtle Warrior\u003c\/i\u003e takes readers from the heartland of America to the battlefields of World War II and Vietnam weaving a haunting tale of an unforgettable world where the physical and spiritual, the past and the present, merge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mary Ellis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/25\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.92h x 5.78w x 0.71d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143034520\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 6\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 18\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e85251 \/ Turtle Warrior\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIngram Advance\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2005 pg. 57\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMary Relindes Ellis's stories have been anthologized in \u003cb\u003eUncommon Waters: Women Write About Fishing\u003c\/b\u003e; \u003cb\u003eBless Me, Father: Stories of Catholic Childhood\u003c\/b\u003e; \u003cb\u003eThe Year's Best Fantasy and Horror\u003c\/b\u003e; and \u003cb\u003eGifts of the Wild: A Woman's Book of Adventure\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVisit Mary Relindes Ellis's website at www.maryrelindesellis.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43575019274355,"sku":"9.78014E+12","price":30.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_eaa2ed11-a01e-4997-86c6-4a045e4263db.jpg?v=1755342330","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-turtle-warrior-9780143034520","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}