{"product_id":"9780553497281","title":"The Seventh Most Important Thing","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eShelley Pearsall's story of anger and art, loss and redemption, is a transformative read that will appeal to fans of Lisa Graff's\u003ci\u003e Lost in the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e and Vince Vawter's \u003ci\u003ePaperboy\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOne kid. One crime. One chance to make things right.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was a bitterly cold day when Arthur T. Owens grabbed a brick and hurled it at the trash picker. Arthur had his reasons, and the brick hit the Junk Man in the arm, not the head. But none of that matters to the judge—he is ready to send Arthur to juvie for the foreseeable future. Amazingly, it’s the Junk Man himself who offers an alternative: 120 hours of community service . . . working for him.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Arthur is given a rickety shopping cart and a list of the Seven Most Important Things: glass bottles, foil, cardboard, pieces of wood, lightbulbs, coffee cans, and mirrors. He can’t believe it—is he really supposed to rummage through people’s trash? But it isn’t long before Arthur realizes there’s more to the Junk Man than meets the eye, and the “trash” he’s collecting is being transformed into something more precious than anyone could imagine. . . .\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Inspired by the work of American folk artist James Hampton, award-winning author Shelley Pearsall has crafted an affecting and redemptive novel about discovering what shines within us all, even when life seems full of darkness.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Children's Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47012592943344,"sku":"9780553497281","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780553497281_p0.jpg?v=1763717476","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780553497281","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}