{"product_id":"adam-of-the-road-puffin-modern-classics-9780142406595","title":"Adam of the Road (Puffin Modern Classics)","description":"Eleven-year-old Adam loved to travel throughout thirteenthcentury England with his father, a wandering minstrel, and his dog, Nick. But when Nick is stolen and his father disappears, Adam suddenly finds himself alone. He searches the same roads he traveled with his father, meeting various people along the way. But will Adam ever find his father and dog and end his desperate search?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eElizabeth Janet Gray\u003c\/b\u003e (1902-1999) was born and grew up in Philadelphia. She graduated from Bryn Mawr College, and in the years that followed, under the names Elizabeth Janet Gray and Elizabeth Gray Vining, she wrote many books for adults and children, including the Newbery Award winner \u003ci\u003eAdam of the Road\u003c\/i\u003e. During and immediately after World War II, Elizabeth worked for the American Friends Service Committee. In 1946 she was appointed tutor to Crown Prince Akihito of Japan and later wrote the widely read \u003ci\u003eWindows for the Crown Prince\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the author of several novels and biographies and two autobiographical works. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Lawson\u003c\/b\u003e (1892-1957) received his art training at the New York School of Fine and Applied Art. His favorite medium, pen and ink, is used expressively and with detail in his black and white illustrations in \u003ci\u003eThe Story of Ferdinand\u003c\/i\u003e (by Munro Leaf). In addition to illustrating many children's books, including \u003ci\u003eMr. Popper's Penguins\u003c\/i\u003e, Lawson also wrote and illustrated a number of his own books for children. In 1940, he was awarded the Caldecott Medal for his picture book illustrations in \u003ci\u003eThey Were Strong and Good;\u003c\/i\u003e and in 1944, he was awarded the Newbery Medal for his middle-grade novel \u003ci\u003eRabbit Hill\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Puffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50625982071058,"sku":"9780142406595","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0241deda-56b6-40fa-b356-b9591e8cfdd7.jpg?v=1732646319","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/adam-of-the-road-puffin-modern-classics-9780142406595","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}