{"product_id":"the-sideroad-kids-book-2-a-summer-of-discovery-hardcover","title":"The SideRoad Kids - Book 2: A Summer of Discovery - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSharon Kennedy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe SideRoad Kids Book 2: A Summer of Discovery\u003c\/em\u003e takes place throughout the summer of 1958 in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Readers familiar with \u003cem\u003eThe SideRoad Kids: Tales from Chippewa County\u003c\/em\u003e will be reacquainted with their favorite twelve-year-old characters and their discoveries. Blew learns who his father was. Flint discovers why Uncle Leo is mean. Shirley shares her fears with Katie. Elizabeth has a change of heart towards her step-brother, Ronnie. Squeaky falls in love. Fenders joins the Army. Candy makes Flint a promise she may not keep. Johnny's devotion to Katie increases, much to her delight or dismay. The SideRoad Kids have fun, but they also tackle serious issues and learn that adults do not always tell the truth. \"Kennedy's prose deftly straddles that age where kids are discovering things about the world. The SideRoad crew learns about all the things that are part of what 'being a grownup' is about, and Kennedy shares these stories in a way that kids and the adults they've now become can connect with.\" --Brad Gischia, \u003cem\u003eU.P. Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThe SideRoad Kids Book 2\u003c\/em\u003e is an engaging read that includes details that harken back to a life that included campfires, riding bikes or horses, working hard, girls baking cakes and people listening to Roy Rogers's songs. I highly recommend this as a teen, parent and grandparent read-together to spark family memory discussions.\" --Carolyn Wilhelm, \u003cem\u003eMidwest Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce again, Kennedy whisks us into the rural past of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Each evocative story, complete in itself, is also linked to the whole through beautiful prose and memorable characters. The stories run from heartrending to hilarious. I felt as if I were visiting my own childhood - the secrets, joys, mysteries and problems.\" --Sue Harrison, national bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Midwife's Touch\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLearn more at AuthorSharonKennedy.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Modern History Press\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 186\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 18, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52551070286131,"sku":"9781615997725","price":44.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/PUSAUOz2wM9781615997725.webp?v=1761083632","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-sideroad-kids-book-2-a-summer-of-discovery-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}