{"product_id":"last-chance-joey-9781761112614","title":"Last Chance Joey","description":"\u003cp\u003eAfter being expelled, Joey is sent to the country to help an old man. Will it turn his life around or will \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehis past follow him? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoey is sent to the country where his phone won't work, he'll be far away from his buddies, and has to \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elive with his great-aunt. His mother must be nuts if she thinks he'll go. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut there isn't any choice. This is the third school he's been asked to leave. For fighting. Which is \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003estupid because he doesn't fight. It's an unfortunate case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSure, he disrupts every class he attends--a skill he's proud of. Or at least he pretends to be proud of. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe has to disrupt them to keep everyone from realizing he can't read. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut it turns out that Auntie Belle is not so old and not so bad, and when she asks him to help out a \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eneighbor who's recovering from a bad accident, Joey finds a world he can understand. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYoung Harry has horses and dogs and a bull. And he has a garden that produces more food than Joey \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehas seen in the city supermarket. It looks like Young Harry will become his new best friend--better \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethan the ones he hung out with on the streets in the city. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYoung Harry is eighty-five years old. He doesn't have a phone either--or anything else from the \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e21st century. But even without electricity and the internet, Joey has never felt more at home. He likes \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe trust Harry has in him, hopes to join the local football team and he enjoys going for rides with \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmily, the girl who looks after Harry's horses. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut that's until the break-ins start. Robbie, who thinks Emily is his girl, points the finger of blame at \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoey and the locals turn against him. And when one of his friends from the city is revealed as the \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eculprit, he wants to recruit Joey in his break and enters. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter all, he can't change who he is, can he? And the locals will never accept him as one of them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOr will they? And will Joey betray Young Harry? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLast Chance Joey\u003c\/em\u003e is a great read for every kid who struggles to find acceptance and their place in the \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eworld. Joey finds not only somewhere that he belongs, but also the courage to stand up for what's \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eimportant to him and the people he cares about. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eResce, Meredith:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eSouth Australian author \u003cb\u003eMeredith Resce\u003c\/b\u003e has been writing since 1991 and has had books in the \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAustralian market since 1997. Following the Australian success of her Heart of Green Valley series, they were released in the UK. \u003ci\u003eLast Chance Joey\u003c\/i\u003e is Meredith's 30th published title--her first targeted young adult novel. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eApart from writing, Meredith teaches high school students. She is an avid reader, particularly Christian fiction. She is a fan of British costume-drama television series, and British murder mystery shows. Jane Austen, LM Montgomery and Charles Dickens are favorite classic authors. Meredith is a country girl at heart, and takes every opportunity to visit the farm where she grew up. Aussie Rules football and cricket are her choice when following televised sport. Meredith often speaks to groups on issues relevant to relationships and emotional and spiritual growth. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeredith was also co-writer and co-producer of the 2007 feature film \u003ci\u003eTwin Rivers, \u003c\/i\u003e now available on Amazon Prime. Meredith has worked in Christian ministry with her husband Nick since 1983. 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