{"product_id":"anybody-shining-hardcover","title":"Anybody Shining - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrances O'Roark Dowell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCan one mistake destroy the chance of a lifetime? A girl discovers there are many ways of being true in this magnificent ode to handwritten letters and the shining power of friendship from the author of \u003ci\u003eDovey Coe\u003c\/i\u003e, set in the Appalachian mountains of 1920s North Carolina.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne true friend. Someone shining. That's all twelve-year-old Arie Mae wants. But shining true friends are hard to come by deep in the mountains of western North Carolina, so she sets her sights on a cousin unseen, someone who lives all the way away in the big city of Baltimore, Maryland. Three unanswered letters later, Arie Mae learns that a group of kids from Baltimore are coming to spend a summer on the mountain. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eArie Mae loves her smudge of a town--she knows there's nothing finer than Pa's fiddling and Mama's apple cake, but she also knows Big City folk might feel differently. How else to explain the song catcher ladies who have descended upon the village in search of \"traditional tunes\" and their intention to help \"save\" the townspeople? But when the group from Baltimore arrives, it seems there just might be a gem among them, one shining boy who doesn't seem to notice Arie Mae wears the same dress every day and prefers to go barefoot. So what if he has a bit of a limp and a rumored heart problem--he also is keen about \u003ci\u003eeverything \u003c\/i\u003eArie Mae is keen about, and has all the makings of a true friend. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd so what if the boy's mother warns him not to exert himself? He and Arie Mae have adventures to go on! In between writing letters to her cousin, Arie Mae leads her one shining friend on ghost hunts and bear chases. But it turns out those warnings were for a reason...\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrances O'Roark Dowell is the bestselling and critically acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eDovey Coe\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Edgar Award and the William Allen White Award; \u003ci\u003eWhere I'd Like to Be\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Language of Girls\u003c\/i\u003e and its sequels \u003ci\u003eThe Kind of Friends We Used to Be\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Sound of Your Voice, Only Really Far Away\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eChicken Boy\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eShooting the Moon\u003c\/i\u003e, which was awarded the Christopher Award; the Phineas L. MacGuire series; \u003ci\u003eFalling In\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Second Life of Abigail Walker\u003c\/i\u003e, which received three starred reviews; \u003ci\u003eAnybody Shining;\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eTen Miles Past Normal\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eTrouble the Water\u003c\/i\u003e; the Sam the Man series; \u003ci\u003eThe Class\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eHow to Build a Story\u003c\/i\u003e; and most recently, \u003ci\u003eHazard\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives with her family in Durham, North Carolina. Connect with Frances online at FrancesDowell.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.6 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 07, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Anybody Shining\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47312698147065,"sku":"9781442432925","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/tmYEeV35o9781442432925.webp?v=1769394006","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/anybody-shining-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}