{"product_id":"hope-points-north-robert-douglas-spetta-9780615948102","title":"Hope Points North","description":"\u003cp\u003eA compass is a very helpful tool-as long as its wielder knows the direction he wants to go. This wasn't often the case in the sixties in America, when many felt directionless, with an unpopular war that had the country's moral compass spinning. \u003ci\u003eHope Points North\u003c\/i\u003e is a coming-of-age experience that takes place on Long Island during this turbulent period.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOf the three boys, Chris McKellar is the conventional one of the group-the glue that binds the troubled Teddy and smart, introverted Charlie together. The story is Chris's adult recollection of the time when he, Teddy, and Charlie decide to travel on their own to Grumman Aerospace Company, the builders of the Lunar Excursion Model-the craft that will eventually deliver man to the moon.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJust as the boys embark on their journey, the dark-hearted preacher Lovejoy ambushes them. Teddy's grandpa has amassed a secret fortune, but it's no secret to Lovejoy, who is seducing Teddy's mother and will do anything to get the money. But the boys resist the preacher's attack in a way that leaves him dead in the creek...or so they think.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn shock, they follow their compass, toward the fraternity of hopes, dreams and, unsuspectingly, manhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Douglas Spetta\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0615948103\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780615948102\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Star Flight Security Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/13\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 210\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.44d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2014","brand":"Robert Douglas Spetta","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48435614155007,"sku":"9780615948102","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_edb5d335-d2cc-4445-b385-823ef7b38207.jpg?v=1777151538","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hope-points-north-robert-douglas-spetta-9780615948102","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}