{"product_id":"9781922147493","title":"Ash Road","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the New York Times Book Review Children's Book of the Year, 1966.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eCommended title, American Library Association, 1966.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The author has the power to get inside his characters.'— \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Conveys with insight the reactions, fears, perplexities, ignorances and behavior of children in a real adult world.' \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘The novel is a chronicle of fire and panic, of intense and remarkable perception, and of almost inexhaustibly vivid descriptive language… unforgettable.’ \u003ci\u003eWall St Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘The description of the fire and the atmosphere of the day are so vividly described…deservedly classic story.’ \u003ci\u003eReadPlus\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's hot and dry on Ash Road, where three boys taste their first independence, camping without adults. When they accidentally light a bushfire, none could guess how far it would go. They are forced to face the consequences with only each other to depend on.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eIvan Southall\u003c\/b\u003e was Australia's first recipient of the Carnergie Medal. An icon of children's literature, he wrote over sixty books. He died in 2008.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Text Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47060603797744,"sku":"9781922147493","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781922147493_p0.jpg?v=1763632024","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781922147493","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}