{"product_id":"a-funky-christmas-lucy-l-lowe-9781480821934","title":"A Funky Christmas","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Christmas of 1976 was fast approaching the projects of Wheeling, West Virginia, a town ensconced in the wintery mountains. This Christmas, with all of their hearts' desires, would be like none other. One family would be introduced to death, hope, a shortage of black dolls, and a new sound called funk.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eA Funky Christmas\u003c\/i\u003e, author Lucy L. Lowe shares the anxieties and excitement of her and her six African-American sisters ranging in age from two to fourteen as they become intertwined with an overwhelming desire to get down dancing to a new sound called funk. All hope is lost for fourteen-year-old Reza, who vows to run away to Soul Train if she doesn't get a Loud Mouth eight-track tape player for Christmas. When eight-year-old Destiny hears that the Lord has called a family friend home, she convinces her younger siblings to take the phone off the hook. Meanwhile, as a shortage of black dolls sweeps the mountain community, six-year-old Ashley and four-year-old Cassey make a request that puts Santa's reputation on the line.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Funky Christmas\u003c\/i\u003e narrates a Christmas memoir of one family, raised by a loving single mother, who shared a deep love and faith in God.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lucy L. Lowe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1480821934\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781480821934\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Archway Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/22\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.19d","brand":"Lucy L. Lowe","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44130570666239,"sku":"9781480821934","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ce95bdce-0d77-41d3-a8a7-1e6903e412d9.jpg?v=1687470090","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-funky-christmas-lucy-l-lowe-9781480821934","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}