{"product_id":"2940156795604","title":"Hard Road","description":"Product Description\u003cbr\u003eAWARD-WINNING AUTHOR BARBARA D'AMATO TAKES CAT MARSALA ON A DANGEROUS ADVENTURE IN THE WORLD OF OZ...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Hard Road\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Jeremy, do you remember in Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, Dorothy had gone to California, and there was a big earthquake and Dorothy, and Jim the cab-horse, and the boy Jeb, all fell down a hole in the earth? And they had lots of adventures? And then finally they came to Oz.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     \"Of course I remember!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     \"Well, this is a lot like that.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     \"Some of their adventures were scary, Aunt Cat. The Mangaboos, the vegetable people, were going to plant them. And they were chased by invisible bears.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     That's a lot like this.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     \"We're going to have to be brave for a while. And resourceful, Jeremy, because I don't think we're in Kansas anymore.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for Barbara D'Amato's Cat Marsala Novels\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Cat is as likable as she is clever.\"\u003cbr\u003e--PUBLISHERS WEEKLY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Barbara D'Amato's books about Chicago's own Cat Marsala are full of all sorts of pleasures.\"\u003cbr\u003e--CHICAGO TRIBUNE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Hard-hitting, gritty, witty, and wise... a riveting read.\"\u003cbr\u003e--BOOKLIST\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Faultless. Top-notch!\"\u003cbr\u003e--THE DROOD REVIEW OF MYSTERY","brand":"Speaking Volumes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47083529437424,"sku":"2940156795604","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940156795604_p0.jpg?v=1764123085","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940156795604","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}