{"product_id":"cutting-loose-paperback","title":"Cutting Loose - Paperback","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 A. Miller\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteeling himself against the agonies of returning to his hometown where memories of his lost family can no longer be buried, Matt McKendrick spends a tumultuous summer working on a guest ranch with four of his closest friends and one of his oldest enemies. By summers' end, each of them will be forced to make an impossible choice. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eCutting Loose\u003c\/i\u003e is the fourth book in the series.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrances A. Miller has been both a teacher and a librarian. Currently at home in Chestertown, Maryland, she has lived all over the U.S. and spent 6 years in Australia. She is a long time member of Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators and The Authors Guild, and author of four highly successful YA novels about Matt McKendrick and the Schuyler family. \u003ci\u003eThe Truth Trap\u003c\/i\u003e won the California Young Reader Medal (high school category), and was an ALA Best Book for Young Adults\u003cb\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eAren't You the One Who . . . ?\u003c\/i\u003e, called \"taut and touching\" by the \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, was a top choice in \u003ci\u003eEnglish Journal\u003c\/i\u003e's annual Young Adult poll and on the Iowa Teen Award list. \u003ci\u003eLosers and Winners\u003c\/i\u003e was described by \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e as a \"powerfully written story of uncommon humanity.\" \u003ci\u003eCutting Loose\u003c\/i\u003e, a Tor Book Club choice, was reviewed by a YA librarian as \"Real teenagers wrestling with real issues. Highly recommended.\" A ghost story \"Something's Different\" appeared in Donald Gallo's \u003ci\u003eShort Circuits\u003c\/i\u003e collection. Miller has also written \u003ci\u003eWatch Out, World!\u003c\/i\u003e, a fantasy for 9-11 year-olds; fiction and biographies for older students reading at the third grade level; and numerous articles on reading, writing, and books for national publications. From 1984 to 1987, Miller sponsored the \"Aussie Books for Kids\" exhibit which traveled to school--public and university--libraries all over the U.S., and in 1987 she organized \"Happy Birthday, Australia!\", a gift to Australia's children of 520 American children's books and hundreds of birthday cards to celebrate their country's bicentennial in 1988. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e She still hears from readers who find her on the web at francesamiller.com. \u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.58 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 10, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47500382241017,"sku":"9781504021821","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/aLBLflc0829781504021821.webp?v=1773260376","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/cutting-loose-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}