{"product_id":"9781480821927","title":"A Funky Christmas","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Christmas of 1976 was fast approaching the projects of Wheeling, West Virginia, a town ensconced in the wintery mountains. This Christmas, with all of their hearts’ desires, would be like none other. One family would be introduced to death, hope, a shortage of black dolls, and a new sound called funk.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eA Funky Christmas\u003c\/i\u003e, author Lucy L. Lowe shares the anxieties and excitement of her and her six African-American sisters ranging in age from two to fourteen as they become intertwined with an overwhelming desire to get down dancing to a new sound called funk. All hope is lost for fourteen-year-old Reza, who vows to run away to Soul Train if she doesn’t get a Loud Mouth eight-track tape player for Christmas. When eight-year-old Destiny hears that the Lord has called a family friend home, she convinces her younger siblings to take the phone off the hook. Meanwhile, as a shortage of black dolls sweeps the mountain community, six-year-old Ashley and four-year-old Cassey make a request that puts Santa’s reputation on the line.\u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Funky Christmas\u003c\/i\u003e narrates a Christmas memoir of one family, raised by a loving single mother, who shared a deep love and faith in God.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Archway Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47131229978864,"sku":"9781480821927","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781480821927_p0.jpg?v=1763620577","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781480821927","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}