{"product_id":"detour-ahead-9781493085132","title":"Detour Ahead","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoin twin sisters Gabby and Lucy in a heartfelt journey of self-discovery and resilience as they navigate family secrets, new friendships, and the inspiring legacy of a civil rights activist in the enchanting Adirondack Mountains.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn this emotionally layered novel of adventure, friendship, and historical and personal discovery, twin sisters diverge on different paths as Gabby seeks to find her purpose while Lucy's purpose is tested. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiza Frenette\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer who has won state and national awards as an author and journalist. Her first children's novel, \u003ci\u003eSoft Shoulders\u003c\/i\u003e, was inspired by her daughter, Jasmine, and won a national first place award from The Writer's Voice. She has published photographs and written thousands of articles for newspapers, magazines and online organizations, including \u003ci\u003eReader's Digest, Adirondack Life Magazine, Adirondack Explorer, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Hudson Valley Magazine.\u003c\/i\u003e Liza earned a journalism degree from the State University of New York at Morrisville, and then a bachelor's degree in English with a journalism minor at the University at Albany, followed by a master's degree in English in the creative writing program at the University at Albany. She worked 20 years as faculty editor for the New York State Young Writer's Summer Institute at Silver Bay and then Skidmore College. She has published poetry in anthologies such as \u003ci\u003eTrue North, \u003c\/i\u003eand has also published the children's novels \u003ci\u003eDangerous Falls Ahead\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDead End.\u003c\/i\u003e She is a former reporter for the \u003ci\u003eTupper Lake Press, Adirondack Daily Enterprise, Press-Republican, The Voice \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e NYSUT United. \u003c\/i\u003eShe grew up in Tupper Lake in a family of nine children and loved being out in nature or reading a good book. www.lizafrenette.com \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"North Country Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51500466077970,"sku":"9781493085132","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6f25e52b-4ffb-4b6f-9826-b6d31773018a.jpg?v=1753192757","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/detour-ahead-9781493085132","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}