{"product_id":"ferris-beach-jill-mccorkle-9781565129313","title":"Ferris Beach","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"An amazing novel.\"-- Sarah Dessen\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ferris Beach is a place where excitement and magic coexist. Or so Mary Katherine \"Katie\" Burns, the only child of middle-aged Fred and Cleva Burns, believes. Shy and self-conscious, she daydreams about Ferris Beach, where her beautiful cousin, Angela, leads a romantic, mysterious life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It is the early 1970s, and when the land across the road from the Burns's historic house is sold to developers, Misty Rhodes--also from Ferris Beach--and her flamboyant parents move into the nearest newly built split-level. In contrast to Katie's composed, reserved, practical mother, Misty and her mother are everything Katie wants to be: daring, outrageous, fun. The two girls become inseparable, sharing every secret, every dream--until one fateful Fourth of July, when their lives change in a way they could never have imagined. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this classic McCorkle novel, the author's shrewd grasp of human nature creates characters that resonate with truth and emotion, and a story perfect for mothers and daughters to share and cherish. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jill McCorkle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1565129318\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781565129313\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Algonquin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/22\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.2\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 19\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e6036 \/ Ferris Beach\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jill McCorkle","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43989313159423,"sku":"9781565129313","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_26abc3f6-cb2e-4e29-ad41-fee5760dc8aa.jpg?v=1683298797","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ferris-beach-jill-mccorkle-9781565129313","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}