{"product_id":"desert-crossing-9780805077629","title":"Desert Crossing","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThere are some kinds of trouble you never see coming, like those thunderstorms that start from nothing at all. One minute the sky is bright blue and distant. Then, all of a sudden, it's dark and thick with clouds, pressing down right on top of you. The leaves turn silvery and twist in the wind, the air starts to hum, and the rain comes, so heavy and fast you can't even see. You almost never make it to the house on time.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA dead body on the road--who is responsible and how will it affect the lives of three teens?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor fourteen-year-old Lucy Martinez, the moment when everything changes comes one night during a long car trip with her older brother and his friend Kit. They are on their way to visit Lucy's father for spring break, but never make it. While driving across northern New Mexico through a blinding rainstorm, their car hits something--an animal, they think. But when they backtrack, they find a dead body on the side of the road. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith amazing insight and compelling prose, Elise Broach charts a suspenseful journey full of danger, loss, and painful self-discovery. What will happen to the lives of three teenagers who can suddenly no longer pretend innocence?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElise Broach\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of books for children and young adults, including \u003ci\u003eMasterpiece\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eShakespeare's Secret\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as several picture books. Her books have been selected as ALA notable books, Junior Library Guild selections, an E.B. White Read Aloud Award, and nominated for an Edgar Award, among other distinctions. Ms. Broach holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in history from Yale University. She was born in Georgia and lives in the woods of rural Connecticut, walking distance from three farms, a library, a post office and two country stores.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Henry Holt \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50328495816978,"sku":"9780805077629","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_152abe7c-89ce-49a1-aaeb-06024f62bae7.jpg?v=1727742299","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/desert-crossing-9780805077629","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}