{"product_id":"9781933523095","title":"The Remember Box (Job's Corner Series #1)","description":"\u003cp\u003eSummer in Job's Corner meant big trees, cool grass, and sweltering afternoons stretching endlessly under the Southern sun. Those were the days without plastic, \u003cbr\u003e microwaves, television, or air conditioning, a time when clocks ticked comfortingly in the night and a cool breeze was a gift. But as the long sultry summer of \u003cbr\u003e 1949 comes to an end, events will transform this sleepy Southern crossroads.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter losing her mother to polio, eleven-year-old Carley Marshall comes to \u003cbr\u003e Job's Corner to make a new start, along with her Aunt Kate and Uncle Stephen \u003cbr\u003e Whitfield and her cousins Abby and John. The family is welcomed warmly by this small North Carolina community as Stephen takes up the post of pastor to Bethel \u003cbr\u003e Church, a Presbyterian congregation. But their welcome begins to wear thin and covert criticism runs rampant as Stephen challenges age-old beliefs and traditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Job's Corner confronts national struggles for civil rights, coal strikes, \u003cbr\u003e and hysteria over Communism, Stephen's voice of reason gets lost in the growing hostility of a vocal minority. Though this quintessential Southern community seems to be filled with people who are the salt of the earth, secrets and lies are hidden beneath the easy-going surface-and the truth must be revealed before an innocent man is convicted of murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the dawning of a new decade, Carley learns to face her own family secrets. \u003cbr\u003e And discovers that we all must make the journey to truth alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The story lures readers along as the pieces fall into place. The characters are steeped in reality, drawn convincingly and full of the surprises inherent in ordinary people. The story should provoke some interesting discussion about situations that are as real today as they were then.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Readers will enjoy Sprinkle's memorable cast of characters and unexpected plot twists, and be challenged by her message of racial equality.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bella Rosa Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47061406154992,"sku":"9781933523095","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781933523095_p0.jpg?v=1763641066","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781933523095","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}