{"product_id":"summer-of-change-martha-passel-9781534662162","title":"Summer of Change","description":"\u003cb\u003eTheir reasons for hiking to the hill are at odds and both girls have life threatening experiences as a result of the trip.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSummer of Change\u003c\/b\u003e, staged in New Mexico during the hot summer months of 1973, is filled with complex conflicts on many levels including \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ebullying, abandonment, greed and environmental concerns.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMatiLou is eleven, the brightest one in her class and an only child. She's wished for a sister and on the hottest day, PerryAnn, who is fourteen, appears on Grandma Waters' cactus farm next door. PerryAnn's grandmother sells the minerals rights under the farm and begins drinking heavily, while in the midst of grieving the loss of her only son, PerryAnn's father. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe threat of external change to the beloved cactus farm looms throughout the story because three men in steel toe boots have come to stake a well right in front of Grandma Waters' house.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe girls raise stark and compelling concerns for nature and in the midst of it all, they make a trek to the highest hill at the park without telling anyone they're going.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMartha Passel's engaging coming of age tale has a message for all ages\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlthough some experiences are based in \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ereality, the novella is fiction and the characters are created and not meant to describe actual people.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Martha Passel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1534662162\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781534662162\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/23\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 142\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.30d","brand":"Martha Passel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48459391074559,"sku":"9781534662162","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_34d12166-dcea-45cf-b177-7c3b9ec235b5.jpg?v=1777409421","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/summer-of-change-martha-passel-9781534662162","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}