{"product_id":"st-christopher-on-pluto-nancy-mckinley-9781949199260","title":"St. Christopher on Pluto","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e*2021 Colorado Book Awards Finalist, Literary Fiction*\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e MK and Colleen get reacquainted while working at different stores in a bankrupt mall. Way back, the women went to Catholic school together and collaborated on racy letters to a soldier in Vietnam who thought they were much older than seventh graders--a ruse that typifies later shenanigans, usually brought on by red-headed Colleen, a self-proclaimed \"Celtic warrior.\"\u003cp\u003eAfter ditching Colleen's car to collect the insurance, they drive from one unexpected event to the next in Big Blue, MK's Buick clunker with a St. Christopher statue glued to the dash. The glow-in-the-dark icon guides them past the farm debris, mine ruins, and fracking waste of the northern brow of Appalachia. Yet their world is not a dystopia. Rather, MK and Colleen show why, amid all the desperation, there is still a community of hope, filled with people looking out for their neighbors and with survivors who offer joy, laughter, and good will.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nancy McKinley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1949199266\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781949199260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e West Virginia University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/03\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 4.90w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/26\/2019","brand":"Nancy McKinley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43995218411775,"sku":"9781949199260","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fd555865-19bd-4308-82bb-d497f4d5d7ea.jpg?v=1683334536","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/st-christopher-on-pluto-nancy-mckinley-9781949199260","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}