{"product_id":"go-pick-peas-a-childhood-out-of-touch-9781966799412","title":"Go Pick Peas: A Childhood Out of Touch","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"From the richness of castle living to the poverty of abandoned farmhouses, an inventor's daughter depicts the fear and neglect clinging to a childhood lacking simple human touch.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Get it. Verbout is a gifted storyteller.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e -\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"I wish you all the best on your memoir.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Jeannette Walls, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Glass Castle \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Your entry placed in the top 1% in our national Personal Essay competition.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e -Moriah Richard, Managing Editor, \u003cem\u003e Writer's Digest\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I wish Melanie great success with Go Pick Peas-what a poetic title!\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Laurie Albanese, author of\u003cem\u003e Blue Suburbia \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Verbout's memoir is harsh and heart-breaking, but also deeply appealing-it is the presence ofthis little girl, spunky and resilient, in the midst of breathtaking family chaos, that makes for a winning story.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Lisa Dale Norton, author of \u003cem\u003eShimmering Images: A Handy Little Guide to Writing Memoir, and Hawk Flies Above: Journey to the Heart of the Sandhills \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMelanie is a writer, dancer, and artist, and received her B.S Ed. from Illinois State University. She lives in Central Illinois where she edits books and writes for magazines. Her writing recently won awards in two \u003cem\u003eWriter's Digest\u003c\/em\u003e national essay contests. She volunteers at the humane society, and hosts tours at the local zoo. \u003cem\u003eGo Pick Peas\u003c\/em\u003e is her first book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-18039804\"\u003eMelanie Verbout\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Seacoast Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/08\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 214\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.49d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781966799412\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1966799411\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO026000\"\u003eMemoirs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO022000\"\u003eWomen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Seacoast Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48844783091949,"sku":"9781966799412","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_8e889057-9ac9-42be-946f-2c653db7952f.jpg?v=1759930386","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/go-pick-peas-a-childhood-out-of-touch-9781966799412","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}