{"product_id":"the-prairie-thief-9781442440579","title":"The Prairie Thief","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this \"delightful mash-up of Little House on the Prairie and The Spiderwick Chronicles\" (\u003ci\u003eSLJ\u003c\/i\u003e), experience life on the prairie--with one fantastical twist!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLouisa Brody's life on the Colorado prairie is not at all what she expected. Her dear Pa, accused of thievery, is locked thirty miles away in jail. She's living with the awful Smirches, her closest neighbors and the very family that accused her Pa of the horrendous crime. And now she's discovered one very cantankerous--and magical--secret beneath the hazel grove. With her life flipped upside-down, it's up to Louisa, her sassy friend Jessamine, and that cranky secret to save Pa from a guilty verdict. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTen bold illustrations from Erwin Madrid accompany seasoned storyteller Melissa Wiley's vibrant and enchanting tale of life on the prairie--with one magical twist.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\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-1051839\"\u003eMelissa Wiley\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Margaret K. McElderry Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/20\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.10w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781442440579\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1442440570\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-JUV\"\u003eJuvenile Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-JUV012030\"\u003eFairy Tales \u0026amp; Folklore | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-JUV\"\u003eJuvenile Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-JUV013000\"\u003eFamily | General (see also headings under Social Themes)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-JUV\"\u003eJuvenile Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-JUV001000\"\u003eAction \u0026amp; Adventure | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMelissa Wiley is the author of the Inch and Roly\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eseries\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand other books for children, including \u003ci\u003eThe Prairie Thief\u003c\/i\u003e and two series of novels about the ancestors of Laura Ingalls Wilder. She lives in San Diego with her comic-book-writing husband, a half dozen kids, and about 3,000 books. She blogs about her family's reading life at Here in the Bonny Glen: MelissaWiley.com\/blog. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eErwin Madrid \u003c\/b\u003eis a children's book illustrator based in San Francisco, where he earned his BFA at the Academy of Art College. He has worked for PDI\/Dreamworks Animation on films like \u003ci\u003eShrek 2\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eMadagascar \u003c\/i\u003esequels. He has also done concept art for the gaming industry for titles like \u003ci\u003eUncharted: Drake's Fortune\u003c\/i\u003e. In his spare time, Erwin travels and goes plein air painting.","brand":"Margaret K. McElderry Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48458966073581,"sku":"9781442440579","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_406dd8dd-bf13-4f9b-9c7d-33699dd195da.jpg?v=1753623133","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-prairie-thief-9781442440579","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}