{"product_id":"chasing-at-the-surface-9781943328604","title":"Chasing at the Surface","description":"\u003cp\u003eA twelve-year-old girl struggles to deal with the heartbreak of her mother moving away and the frenzy surrounding a pod of orca whales that become trapped in an inlet near her Northwest home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSharon Mentyka\u003c\/b\u003e is a graduate of the MFA program of the Whidbey Writers Workshop and she has had stories and essays published in various literary magazines for both children and adults, including \u003ci\u003eColumbia Kids\u003c\/i\u003e, a publication of the Washington State History Museum, \u003ci\u003eSoundings Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCricket\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. \u003ci\u003eB in the World\u003c\/i\u003e, an illustrated chapter book for children ages four to seven about a gender nonconforming child, was published in 2014.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Westwinds Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50447150579986,"sku":"9781943328604","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_17cc3bc6-7587-4055-9245-32fc75744e39.jpg?v=1729712645","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/chasing-at-the-surface-9781943328604","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}