{"product_id":"looking-for-true-9780823450992","title":"Looking for True","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhen two unlikely friends bond over shared compassion for a bereft but lovable dog, they learn what it truly means to find a sense of belonging and identity.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEleven-year-olds Gladys and Jude live in the same small rust belt town, and go to the same school, but they are definitely not friends. Gladys is a tiny, eccentric, walking dictionary who doesn't hesitate to express herself, while Jude likes to keep his thoughts and feelings to himself. But they both agree that a new dog in the neighborhood is being mistreated by its owner. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGladys would like to do something to help, while Jude is more resigned to the situation-- until the dog (who Gladys has named True Blue) disappears. They hatch a plan to find her, and once they do, realize they have a problem: Gladys's father is allergic and Jude's mother hates dogs. There is no way they can bring her home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThey hide True Blue in an abandoned house on the edge of town, but as their ties to the dog--and to one another--deepen, so does the impossibility of keeping such a big secret. Yet giving True up will break all three of their hearts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold in alternating voices set in a small, rust-belt town, \u003ci\u003eLooking for True\u003c\/i\u003e is a story about family, identity, and finding friends in unexpected places. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eHorn Book \u003c\/i\u003eFanfare Title\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTricia Springstubb\u003c\/b\u003e has written many well-reviewed books for young readers, including \u003ci\u003eThe Most Perfect Thing in the Universe \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWhat Happened on Fox Street\u003c\/i\u003e, which was an Indie Pick. She also wrote \u003ci\u003eEvery Single Second\u003c\/i\u003e which received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly and Kirkus Reviews. She lives in Cleveland Heights, Ohio.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Margaret Ferguson Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50508215386386,"sku":"9780823450992","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6caf6236-ba00-462b-81fa-2c38271ed82f.jpg?v=1730874380","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/looking-for-true-9780823450992","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}