{"product_id":"dancing-carl-9781416939382","title":"Dancing Carl","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom three-time Newbery Honor author Gary Paulsen comes a moving middle grade novel about four strangers fighting for the life they want.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the winter, life in McKinley, Minnesota, revolves around the rinks, where kids play hockey and grown-ups skate to scratchy phonograph records. Then, the year Marsh and his best friend, Willy, are twelve, Carl appears at the rink, wearing a battered, old leather flight jacket and doing a strange dance that is both beautiful and disturbing to watch. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is Marsh and Willy who discover the terrible secret behind Carl's dance, a secret that threatens to destroy him. But a small miracle occurs, and Carl's dance becomes a fragile and tentative expression of hope and the healing power of love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGary Paulsen (1931-2021) was one of the most honored writers of contemporary literature for young readers, author of three Newbery Honor titles, \u003ci\u003eDogsong\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHatchet\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Winter Room\u003c\/i\u003e. He wrote over 100 books for adults and young readers.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50566471090450,"sku":"9781416939382","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_514cfa32-ad35-4afc-b84c-abdab74bb3d2.jpg?v=1731899732","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/dancing-carl-9781416939382","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}