{"product_id":"9781441239280","title":"Watermelon Days and Firefly Nights: Heartwarming Scenes from Small Town Life","description":"Annette Smith has been blessed with the ability to observe and find beauty, meaning, and humor in seemingly ordinary situations. Within a sentence or two, readers are captivated by her delightful, descriptive writing style, connected with the characters, and eager to hear more. \u003cbr\u003e\t\u003ci\u003eWatermelon Days and Firefly Nights\u003c\/i\u003e is Smith's fifth book of original short stories. In this charming collection, adults of all ages enjoy a behind-the-scenes peek at the lives and loves of a few of the 3,482 folks who proudly call Ella Louise, Texas, their home sweet home. These quirky and loveable characters include twelve-year-old twins whose \"creative\" pet care is appreciated by neither their mother nor their geriatric poodle, George; Faye Beth and Harvey Newman, a married couple who has lived for seven years with a gaping hole in the roof of their house and have no plans to fix it; and the industrious deacons of Grace Baptist Church, whose decision to paint the sanctuary uncovers a shocking, twenty-year-old secret.\u003cbr\u003e\t \u003ci\u003eWatermelon Days and Firefly Nights \u003c\/i\u003ecelebrates the simple, small-town goodness of neighbors helping neighbors and friends caring for friends. Through glimpses of ordinary people exhibiting extraordinary love, forgiveness, and humor, readers gain a renewed sense of kinship and love and are reminded of life's sweetest hours.","brand":"Baker Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47128372871408,"sku":"9781441239280","price":6.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781441239280_p0.jpg?v=1763794420","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781441239280","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}