{"product_id":"9781467091824","title":"Disappearance of Innocence","description":"\u003cp\u003eSome kids grow up fast.  Some don't, and some never do.  It's usually not the kid's choice.  It's just the way things go.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMickey viewed the move to rural eastern Oregon as a new adventure, and indeed it was.  Deer and rabbits to hunt, fish to catch, and horses to ride.  Learn to operate a tractor and drive a car?  As close to heaven as most 12 year old boys can get.  Oh yes, and those \"adult\" things: whiskey, beer, chewing tobacco and cigarettes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOf course there were also the schoolyard bullies, but almost every kid has to put up with them, right?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTragedies and near tragedies.  Sexual awakening.  Young love, and the thrill and heartache that goes with it.  Learning life's lessons: Some, taught by two extraordinary young women, were tender and gentle; other lessons learned were vicious and cruel.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt's all a part of growing up.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut then Mickey witnesses a horrifying crime and is forced to make choices that few men of any age will ever have to make.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis is his story.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AuthorHouse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47107439952112,"sku":"9781467091824","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781467091824_p0.jpg?v=1763689906","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781467091824","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}