{"product_id":"the-dragon-and-the-ruby-van-choat-9798997151331","title":"The Dragon and the Ruby Stone","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCourage is not the absence of fear-it is choosing what is right even when your heart is beating fast.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Kai chooses fossils for his summer discovery project, a family adventure leads him, his younger sister Lila, and Grandma Lin to Arkansas Bend Park on the shores of Lake Travis. Among ancient limestone, cedar trees, and hidden fossils, there are mysteries waiting to be discovered. But when Lila slips and becomes stranded below the trail, Kai must face his own fear and find the courage to help her. Later, near the place where Lila fell, something crimson catches Kai's eye beneath the pale limestone dust-a rough, weathered stone bearing a mysterious curved marking. When he places it beside the jade stone he already carries, Kai begins to wonder whether the two stones are connected...and what other secrets Lake Travis may still be hiding.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dragon and the Ruby Stone\u003c\/strong\u003e is the third book in the \u003cem\u003eLake Travis Dragon Series\u003c\/em\u003e, a watercolor-illustrated adventure about courage, family, discovery, and the ancient mysteries beneath the lake.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Van Choat\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798997151331\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Van B. Choat\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/28\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 34\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.09d","brand":"Van Choat","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49174544744703,"sku":"9798997151331","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-dragon-and-the-ruby-van-choat-9798997151331","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}