{"product_id":"2940153762418","title":"Should the Oaks Fall: Short Stories to Enliven the Heart","description":"\u003cp\u003eSHOULD THE OAKS FALL is a compilation of eleven stories which will enliven the heart needing rejuvenation—especially to the one who's missed feeling something good on the inside of late. Most of the stories are of everyday people who are on a search for one thing or another. They may be, indeed, reflections of you \u0026amp; I.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn EDGAR'S BIRTHDAY, you'll meet Edgar running from his family on his birthday; but, has he really outsmarted his family like he thinks?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn MAD MORNING RUSH, you'll delve into the home of two parents and their two young children who awaken late for a very important occasion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou'll meet Reuben, blinded in a freak accident, trying to find his way and identity in a big city and a new school. This is REUBEN'S ASCENT.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou'll enter into the world of young Frank, A GOOD BOY, struggling within a broken home to find the respite of refuge and a kind word—and going to the least likely place to find it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn MR KETTLEWELL, you'll meet a seemingly frail, ancient man who lives in the same town as Frank. He has few words but much to say.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn THE STAR, you'll meet Alex and his lifelong journey to escape tragedy—all under the shadow of the Roanoke monument known as the Star.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn WINTER FRIENDSHIP, a heavy snow coats Jerusalem causing children to act the same as usual toward each other—racially charged and angry—until something happens causing the children to experience the wonder of a snow-covered land.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA woman regains her smile and hope for her decades old marriage—A MIRACLE IN JUNE.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou'll acquaintance a homeless woman who has so little yet gives so much, called THE WIDOW'S TWO MITES.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou'll enter the medieval world of a jester who's struggling to keep his head between his shoulders before a gloomy and stoic king. Enter a young man named Oat to the rescue. But will the boy’s actions really help THE JESTER'S PLIGHT—or will they only serve to make the jester’s situation all the worse?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSHOULD THE OAKS FALL is the story of a lost in life city teen who finds his world turned upside down when he’s forced to stay the summer in the countryside with his aging grandfather, Thomas Bailey. While there, the boy begins to uncover a past he had no idea his grandfather had lived--and discover a future he never believed could be possible for himself. (This story features actual journal accounts from Victor \"Baseplate\" Miller, a World War Two US ranger.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSHOULD THE OAKS FALL features stories that will uplift your heart as well as amuse and entertain.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sean Elliot Russell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47103452610800,"sku":"2940153762418","price":1.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940153762418_p0.jpg?v=1764056760","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940153762418","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}