{"product_id":"9781628152357","title":"Hard Road","description":"\"Jeremy, do you remember in Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, Dorothy had gone to California, and there was a big earthquake and Dorothy, and Jim the cab-horse, and the boy Jeb, all fell down a hole in the earth? And they had lots of adventures? And then finally they came to Oz.\"\u003cp\u003e\"Of course I remember!\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Well, this is a lot like that.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Some of their adventures were scary, Aunt Cat. The Mangaboos, the vegetable people, were going to plant them. And they were chased by invisible bears.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat's a lot like this.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"We're going to have to be brave for a while. And resourceful, Jeremy, because I don't think we're in Kansas anymore.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for Barbara D'Amato's Cat Marsala Novels\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Cat is as likable as she is clever.\"\u003cbr\u003e-PUBLISHERS WEEKLY\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Barbara D'Amato's books about Chicago's own Cat Marsala are full of all sorts of pleasures.\"\u003cbr\u003e-CHICAGO TRIBUNE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Hard-hitting, gritty, witty, and wise... a riveting read.\"\u003cbr\u003e-BOOKLIST\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Faultless. Top-notch!\"\u003cbr\u003e-THE DROOD REVIEW OF MYSTERY\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Speaking Volumes, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47038188847344,"sku":"9781628152357","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781628152357_p0.jpg?v=1763872781","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781628152357","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}