{"product_id":"9781442467118","title":"Dancing Carl","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDancing Carl\u003c\/i\u003e, Gary Paulsen's first novel, was a ALA Best Book for Young Adults and a Notable Children's Trade Book for the Language Arts.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the winter, life in McKinley, Minnesota, revolves around the rinks, where kids play hockey and grown-ups skate to scratchy phonograph records. Then, the year Marsh and his best friend, Willy, are twelve, Carl appears at the rink, wearing a battered, old leather flight jacket and doing a strange dance that is both beautiful and disturbing to watch.\u003cbr\u003e     It is Marsh and Willy who discover the terrible secret behind Carl's dance, a secret that threatens to destroy him. But a small miracle occurs, and Carl's dance becomes a fragile and tentative expression of hope and the healing power of love.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Books For Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47128149950704,"sku":"9781442467118","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781442467118_p0.jpg?v=1763801991","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781442467118","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}