{"product_id":"9781441448408","title":"THE SACK","description":"NOMINATED FOR BEST BOOK!\u003cp\u003eIn 2012 THE SACK was nominated for The Spirit of Texas award as a best book for middle school students.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou can't deny the music...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthea is trapped in a reclusive commune where she is forced to wear a sack-like garment according to the restrictive laws set down by inflexible elders. But growing inside of her is the 'music', a stirring rhythm demanding that she dance. When Miss LaForge contrives Althea's escape to study at the sack-free Institute of the Arts, she hides the truth of her scholarship from her parents and the elders to embark upon the adventure of her life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer joy soon ends though, when someone writes about her peerless dance performance. She is whisked home to marry a dominating elder and soon realizes that if she doesn't escape the commune, she may lose her last opportunity for freedom . . . as well as her life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CreateSpace Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47045074551024,"sku":"9781441448408","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781441448408_p0.jpg?v=1763794273","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781441448408","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}