{"product_id":"9781468554861","title":"The Adventures of Anderson","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSet during and after World War II, Curtis Anderson, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eis frequently joined by his three friends from Roosevelt \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSchool in suspenseful adventures in Michigan’s \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUpper Peninsula.  Encumbered with wearing heavy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ethick lensed glasses, and carrying a negative reputation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ewith his classmates, his challenge is to prove that\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eleadership and integrity are built by positive experiences.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeginning with a solo ninety-mile bicycle trip as a twelve\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eyear old, he is joined in the following years by his friends \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003erafting and ski jumping.  Another solo trip in a home made\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ecanoe takes him into a forest fire in Canada.  In his sophomore\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eyear in high school, the four boys find themselves trapped\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ein an iron mine tunnel.  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinally, entering their senior year in high school, they meet \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ean Amish family and are confronted with a different way of life. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRebuilding an old Peogeot Bicycle together with Luke Miller, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eand the big Mt. Zion Road Race brings the five boys to a fork \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ein the road.  Mr. Miller tells the boys, “We hold to the belief of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ehumility.  Competition has a way of promoting pride.”  Luke \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ewill not ride his bike in the race. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Will the only ten speed \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ebicycle in northern Michigan enter the race? Is sports \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ecompetition the glory of self? Curtis Anderson encounters\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AuthorHouse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47144241856752,"sku":"9781468554861","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781468554861_p0.jpg?v=1763696433","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781468554861","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}