{"product_id":"9781481452830","title":"Rising Above Shepherdsville","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the tradition of \u003ci\u003eThe Higher Power of Lucky \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBecause of Winn Dixie\u003c\/i\u003e, a young girl deals with her mother’s suicide in this riveting debut novel that explores love, loss, family, friendship, and redemption.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the summer of 1977, twelve-year-old Dulcie Louise Dixon arrives on the doorstep of her Aunt Bernie’s farmhouse in Shepherdsville, Ohio, with no voice, a spelling bee trophy, a Webster’s Dictionary, and a box full of ashes. She tries to adjust to her new situation, but can’t forget the words she left behind or the mother she’s lost to suicide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne day, Dulcie discovers a secret place: a swan’s nest in the woods where at last, her broken world begins to mend. With the help of her surprising new friends—a guitar-playing runaway, a poetry-loving preacher, a one-armed gas station attendant, a singing seamstress, a chained-up hunting dog, and a family of swans—Dulcie is finally able to rise out of her sadness and grief to find her voice once again.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beach Lane Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47054464712944,"sku":"9781481452830","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781481452830_p0.jpg?v=1763622525","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781481452830","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}