{"product_id":"dirt-laura-baggaley-9781739088989","title":"Dirt","description":"\u003cp\u003eFood is scarce in Newbeck. Rations are meagre. Everyone grows what they can on government-allotted Squares of land, using seeds and soil bought from mysterious mega-business, the Green Cultivation Corporation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne hot day, a strange girl rides into town wearing a sunhat as big as a bicycle wheel. She arrives alone, on a desert track from nowhere, full of questions no-one's ever asked before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLocal boy Sam is fascinated by her. Why won't she talk about her family and where she lives? Why is she so curious about his way of life? And why can't he get her out of his head . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA dystopian eco-romance for young adults, \u003cem\u003eDirt\u003c\/em\u003e shows that even on stony ground, hope can grow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDirt\u003c\/em\u003e is Habitat Press's first publication for a younger audience. The author, Laura Baggaley, has been a finalist in the Mslexia Children's Novel Competition, and longlisted for the Times \/ Chicken House Children's Fiction Competition and the Yeovil Literary Prize. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laura Baggaley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1739088980\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781739088989\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Habitat Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/22\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.62d","brand":"Laura Baggaley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47580019785983,"sku":"9781739088989","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a1599c16-a47e-43bb-89f1-12642d540e0e.jpg?v=1763878238","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dirt-laura-baggaley-9781739088989","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}