{"product_id":"9781882376544","title":"Friends","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt is 1838. The bustling town of Marshall in southern Michigan is a welcoming refuge for escaping slaves. Ten-year-old Hilda Lovett makes friends with Martha Crosswhite, the daughter of one of the families who have sought freedom. Together the two girls swim in the river, pick berries, window shop and enjoy the pleasure of this bustling town. Then one day \"slave catchers\" come from Kentucky to take the Crosswhite family back to their owner. All the citizens of Marshall band together to help the Crosswhite family escape, first to Detroit and then to Canada. Those who risk breaking the law to save the Crosswhite family are brought to trial and punished under the cruel Fugitive Slave Law.  Based on a real-life incident, Friends is the heart-warming story of a town's courage and a friendship between two girls that survives danger and distance.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thunder Bay Press MI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47054147911920,"sku":"9781882376544","price":6.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781882376544_p0.jpg?v=1763604115","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781882376544","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}