{"product_id":"9781486613946","title":"A Boy Called Allis: Allister of Turtle Mountain Series","description":"\u003cp\u003eEleven-year-old Allister McRuer’s fears materialize when he and his\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efamily arrive at their Manitoba pioneer homestead in 1892. What could make\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eit worse? Being called Allis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the trip from Lachute, Quebec to Cherry Creek, Manitoba, Allister\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eshares a train boxcar with three of his brothers and all of their family’s\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elivestock. The closer he gets to the homestead his father and oldest\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebrother, John, started three years ago, the worse Allister’s misery gets as\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eolder brother, Will, torments Allister by calling him “Allis,” a name he\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehates because it sounds like “Alice.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAllister’s first hour in Cherry Creek does little to ease his concerns.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile their brothers unload the McRuers’ two boxcars, Allister and his twin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebrother, Jim, explore the town. Allister is discouraged at the small size of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe local school, wondering how he will ever finish grade eight. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs they continue walking, Allister and Jim witness a terrible accident.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough they’re able to help a horse and an injured driver, Allister’s\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eanxiety over his family’s move to the prairies takes a new turn when he’s\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etold that the only doctor within seventy miles is out of town on another\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecall. Who can he get to help them?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Word Alive Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47054770274544,"sku":"9781486613946","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781486613946_p0.jpg?v=1763635809","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781486613946","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}