{"product_id":"2940158554834","title":"No Ordinary Season","description":"Cassie Garnet hates the word mediocre.\u003cbr\u003eYet her existence in a rural Indiana town\u003cbr\u003ecould certainly be labeled that if not for\u003cbr\u003eher place on the cross country team. With\u003cbr\u003eher senior year approaching, Garnet has\u003cbr\u003ebeen River Bend High's best runner ...\u003cbr\u003ebut she longs to be better. Cassie has never\u003cbr\u003ebeen challenged and pushed to reach her\u003cbr\u003epotential, and the Lady Coyotes are a\u003cbr\u003eterrible team.\u003cbr\u003eThen, everything changes. When the\u003cbr\u003ebeautiful and charismatic Charna Rothstein\u003cbr\u003eSimon moves to River Bend to become a\u003cbr\u003eteacher and cross country coach, Cassie's\u003cbr\u003esenior year will be anything but ordinary.\u003cbr\u003eC.R. Simon will raise eyebrows and push\u003cbr\u003eCassie Garnet on both the running trails\u003cbr\u003eand as a person. The Jewish Simon will also\u003cbr\u003echallenge stereotypical perceptions in River\u003cbr\u003eBend, a conservative town where \"different\"\u003cbr\u003eis viewed as threatening to its way of life.\u003cbr\u003eCassie's journey through the cross\u003cbr\u003ecountry season and growth as a serious\u003cbr\u003erunner is a captivating story. Kyesha\u003cbr\u003eHendrix--the only African American\u003cbr\u003estudent at River Bend and Cassie's unlikely\u003cbr\u003etraining partner--will join Jake Nader--\u003cbr\u003ebasketball star and Cassie's romantic\u003cbr\u003einterest--to make her senior year one\u003cbr\u003eto remember. Before that year is over,\u003cbr\u003eCassie will be forced to take a stand when\u003cbr\u003eaccusations are made about someone Cassie\u003cbr\u003erespects. The consequences for speaking\u003cbr\u003eout and challenging the establishment will\u003cbr\u003echange her life forever.\u003cbr\u003eCassie's story is about her last cross\u003cbr\u003ecountry season at a small Indiana town, but\u003cbr\u003eits universal themes resonate far beyond\u003cbr\u003ethe city limits of River Bend, Indiana. No\u003cbr\u003eOrdinary Season and its valuable human\u003cbr\u003elessons will stay in your mind and heart long\u003cbr\u003eafter you finish its final climatic pages.","brand":"Father \u0026 Son Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47084604031216,"sku":"2940158554834","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940158554834_p0.jpg?v=1764173237","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940158554834","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}