{"product_id":"9780152945121","title":"Walking Up a Rainbow","description":"  Orphaned at fourteen, Susan Carlisle is suddenly\u003cbr\u003ethe owner of her parents' beautiful Iowa home,\u003cbr\u003etwo thousand sheep . . . and a huge debt that puts her\u003cbr\u003eat the mercy of a scoundrel determined to take it\u003cbr\u003e all the away. With barely a moment of hestation,\u003cbr\u003e Susan heads for California to sell the sheep, and pay\u003cbr\u003ethe debt. Along the way she bravely faces the\u003cbr\u003ehardships and excitement of the western trail,\u003cbr\u003e and boldly ropes an American cowboy into\u003cbr\u003eher scheme . . . and into her heart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor Biography: Theodore Taylor was born in North Carolina and began writing at the age of thirteen as a cub reporter for the Portsmouth, Virginia \u003ci\u003eEvening Star\u003c\/i\u003e.  Leaving home at seventeen to join the \u003ci\u003eWashington Daily News\u003c\/i\u003e as a copy boy, he worked his way toward New York City and became an NBC network sportswriter at the age of nineteen.  Mr. Taylor is the author of a dozen books for young readers, among them the award-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Cay\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Laguna Beach, California, with his wife, Flora.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Houghton Mifflin Harcourt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47011463626992,"sku":"9780152945121","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780152945121_p0.gif?v=1763657825","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780152945121","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}