{"product_id":"9780990314868","title":"Nola Gals","description":"Essence LaFontaine and Grace Woodson don't know each other, but soon Hurricane Katrina will blow into their lives, forcing them together into a different kind of storm-a storm swirling with the winds of bigotry and prejudice.\u003cp\u003eThe hurricane strikes with a fury and although sisters Essence and Chardonnai are rescued, their grandmother Mimmi stays behind with their skinny poodle, George. After terrifying hours in the Superdome they board a bus for the Houston Astrodome along with other victims of Hurricane Katrina, including a man named Harold, who Essence strongly suspects is her long-lost father.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter Grace is suspended from St. Catherine's for her disobedient behavior, she accompanies her father, a psychologist, to the Astrodome to help with the evacuees. She sees before her the lessons of her required reading, To Kill a Mockingbird, and at a loss as to what to do, she begins to read the book aloud to a tattered group including Essence and her new family of fellow survivors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the city of New Orleans devastated, the Woodson family allows Essence and Chardonnai to live with them and both girls begin school at St. Catherine's. But, like a hurricane, trouble is brewing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of two girls from completely different walks of life and their journey to bring about a healing that will change their lives forever.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Neverland Publishing Company, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49785397870832,"sku":"9780990314868","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780990314868","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}