{"product_id":"9780440227021","title":"The Acorn People","description":"\u003cp\u003eEven though he knows the camp is for disabled children, Ron Jones anticipates sunny days of hiking, swimming, and boating as a counselor at Camp Wiggin. But he arrives and realizes how severely disabled the children are, it seems too much to bear. Until he meets his campers—The Acorn People. A group of kids who teach him that, inside, they are are the same as any average kid, and with encouragement, determination, and friendship, nothing is impossible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A fantastic and beautiful story.”—\u003ci\u003eSeattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Uncomfortably moving, yet told in surprisingly unsentimental terms. . . . Succinct and tender, it will haunt the reader long after the brief passages have been read.”—\u003ci\u003eHouston Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“It will give your innards a bear hug. . . . You will read this book with a lump in your throat.”—\u003ci\u003eLincoln Journal\u003c\/i\u003e (Nebraska)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Children's Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47011629170928,"sku":"9780440227021","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780440227021_p0.jpg?v=1763702090","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780440227021","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}