{"product_id":"princess-and-the-peas-rachel-himes-9781623543785","title":"Princess and the Peas","description":"\u003cb\u003eA reimagining of the classic \"The Princess and the Pea\" set in an African American community in the South in the 1950s. Now in paperback!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this adaptation of \"The Princess and the Pea,\" there are no mattresses. Ma Sally cooks the best black-eyed peas in Charleston County, South Carolina. Her son, John, is a highly eligible bachelor, and three local women vie for his hand in marriage by attempting to cook as well as Ma. At the last minute, a surprise contestant named Princess arrives at the door. Princess and John are well-matched, but Princess has her own ideas. When told she has won John's hand, she asks him to scrub the pots and pans before she'll give him an answer. \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDedicated to \"Black families everywhere,\" this heartwarming story, with its fairy-tale tone, will have broad appeal.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e--Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rachel Himes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1623543789\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781623543785\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Charlesbridge Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/11\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.10h x 8.50w x 0.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e189593 \/ Princess and the Peas\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Rachel Himes","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44073801548031,"sku":"9781623543785","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b82c52ea-c639-4663-a05e-e8e279f26680.jpg?v=1685449987","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/princess-and-the-peas-rachel-himes-9781623543785","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}