{"product_id":"dirt-road-home-9780312674359","title":"Dirt Road Home","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe story of of the orphan boy Moon, begun in Watt Key's award-winning \u003ci\u003eAlabama Moon\u003c\/i\u003e, continues with \u003ci\u003eDirt Road Home\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter his recapture, gutsy 14-year-old Hal Mitchell is sentenced to live at Hellenweiler, an institution that is more like a jail than the boys' home it's supposed to be. Hal could walk out in just a few months if he keeps out of trouble. But in a place like Hellenweiler, the more he tries to avoid the gangs and their violence, the stronger Hal's fellow inmates try to make him fail. This title has Common Core connections. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Key does a fabulous job of keeping his readers involved in the story and vested in the characters. Even reluctant readers will most likely find this one hard to put down.\" -- \u003ci\u003eVOYA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlbert Watkins Key, Jr., publishing under the name Watt Key, is an award-winning southern fiction author. He grew up and currently lives in southern Alabama with his wife and family. Watt spent much of his childhood hunting and fishing the forests of Alabama, which inspired his debut novel, \u003ci\u003eAlabama Moon\u003c\/i\u003e, published to national acclaim in 2006. \u003ci\u003eAlabama Moon\u003c\/i\u003e won the 2007 E. B. White Read-Aloud Award and has been translated in seven languages. Key's second novel, \u003ci\u003eDirt Road Home\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 2010.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Square Fish","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50565677056274,"sku":"9780312674359","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d38bec1d-946a-4e83-9d0b-aac7c85231f1.jpg?v=1731887451","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/dirt-road-home-9780312674359","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}