{"product_id":"petal-jarvis-king-9781958889442","title":"Petal: Revenge Is Never Free","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the quaint southern town of Petal, Mississippi, Joe Ellis Keene is surrounded by a cast of colorful characters. There's a UFO chasing constable, a wise one-armed gardener, Cap'n Graybeard, a music loving macaw, and the \"old farts\" at The Country Kitchen, who are determined to keep secret the location of an impending explosives demolition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSchool's out and twelve-year-old Joe Ellis is rollicking through a summer of hilarious adventures with his dog, Sam, and best friend, Jimmy, until a horrible secret shatters childhood illusions. Their friend, Petal, named for their hometown, is being pimped out for drugs by her alcoholic father, Rand Watson. With his secret love for Petal, a manipulative character defect and a penchant for revenge against bullies, Joe Ellis becomes disturbingly obsessed with vengeance. After Watson attempts to kill his beloved Sam, Joe Ellis and Jimmy devise and carry out a vicious plan of retribution which goes terribly wrong. As the boys agonize over possible criminal ramifications for the scheme's unforeseen outcome, Joe Ellis, confounded by a daughter's unconditional love for her abusive father, fears that Petal will despise him should she discover the truth of his actions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in 1975, in small-town America, with a rope swing and a swim-hole, Friday nights at the skating rink, trespassing to fish a farmer's pond, daredevil challenges and Dixie Youth baseball, PETAL: Revenge Is Never Free is sure to delight and entertain readers of all ages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jarvis King\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 195888944X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781958889442\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Booklocker.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/10\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 394\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.88d","brand":"Jarvis King","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44131870310655,"sku":"9781958889442","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f4698c6a-19bf-42e8-a71e-2b094c0d3889.jpg?v=1687476881","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/petal-jarvis-king-9781958889442","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}