{"product_id":"sitting-on-top-of-the-cheryl-king-9781737785804","title":"Sitting on Top of the World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2022 Eric Hoffer First Horizon Award Winner, Young Adult Winner, Grand Prize Finalist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFourteen-year-old June Baker never in a million years thought she'd be dressing like a boy, sneaking into a hobo camp, and jumping onto a moving freight train to travel across the state of Tennessee. But that's what she has to do to find work so her family's farm can survive. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's 1933, and the Great Depression is spreading misery throughout America. Where once June was sitting on top of the world, now she's carrying the weight of the world on her shoulders. Once she was picking fruit from the pawpaw trees, and now she's picking up the pieces of a family torn apart. Once she was climbing and falling from trees, and now she's jumping from moving trains. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJune knows the risks. What she doesn't know is that the railroad bull she's falling for has a devastating secret that will change the course of her life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJourney with June in Sitting on Top of the World, a historical fiction tale about family, friendship, love, loss, and hope. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSitting on Top of the World \u003c\/em\u003eis a wholesome story appropriate for ages eleven and up and would be a fantastic addition to any classroom, library, or family collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow you can read the second book in the \u003cem\u003eSitting on Top of the World\u003c\/em\u003e series: \u003cem\u003eUnder the Pawpaw Trees\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContent warning: Some instances of physical violence, death, mention of suicide, mention of miscarriage, and characters encounter racial bigotry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cheryl King\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1737785803\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781737785804\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Purple Marble Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/17\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.53d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePW Booklife Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/10\/2022","brand":"Cheryl King","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43990651928831,"sku":"9781737785804","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_988d66b3-c24e-4daf-9a55-e3eda91c1c7a.jpg?v=1683305886","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sitting-on-top-of-the-cheryl-king-9781737785804","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}