{"product_id":"9781681602301","title":"Rescued","description":"\u003cp\u003eSixteen-year old Casey Riley has witnessed Cindy Bender's strong-arm tactics from a distance. But after Casey's best friend falls victim to the bully's jealousy, Casey has had it. With the help of a pet king snake, she attempts to stop the venomous reign of ballistic Bender for good.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt backfires and Casey is sentenced to community service at the local animal shelter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy a king snake, you ask?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Well, they are immune to the poison from other snakes. They are also constrictors and strangle their prey such as a rattlesnake or a cottonmouth, then swallow them whole. Which is why you should never hurt a king snake. It’s a good snake that gets rid of the dangerous ones. So when Ron told me about George, the neighborhood serpent that was sunning himself behind a lawn chair outside the shelter, I thought he’d be the perfect teacher for Queen Cindy. Okay, I didn’t intend to have her strangled and eaten whole, but I did like the metaphor.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot only must she forfeit her dream role of Rizzo in the summer musical Grease, but also misses the chance of playing alongside a really cute Kenickie, “who even rarer, kind of liked me.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not how her summer was supposed to turn out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOr, is it?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCasey discovers that anger, for those on two legs and four, often comes from a place where only the strength of love can heal. Does Casey have enough strength to make a difference?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crimson Cloak Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47058972049648,"sku":"9781681602301","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781681602301_p0.jpg?v=1763693505","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781681602301","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}