{"product_id":"9781101657256","title":"Free Verse","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA moving, bittersweet tale reminiscent of Sharon Creech’s \u003ci\u003eWalk Two Moons\u003c\/i\u003e set in a West Virginia coal-mining town\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen her brother dies in a fire, Sasha Harless has no one left, and nowhere to turn. After her father died in the mines and her mother ran off, he was her last caretaker. They’d always dreamed of leaving Caboose, West Virginia together someday, but instead she’s in foster care, feeling more stuck and broken than ever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut then Sasha discovers family she didn’t know she had, and she finally has something to hold onto, especially sweet little Mikey, who’s just as broken as she is. Sasha even makes her first friend at school, and is slowly learning to cope with her brother’s death through writing poetry, finding a new way to express herself when spoken words just won’t do. But when tragedy strikes the mine her cousin works in, Sasha fears the worst and takes Mikey and runs, with no plans to return. In this sensitive and poignant portrayal, Sarah Dooley shows us that life, like poetry, doesn’t always take the form you intend. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Young Readers Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47120896819440,"sku":"9781101657256","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781101657256_p0.jpg?v=1763689673","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781101657256","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}