{"product_id":"paradise-on-fire-9780316493857","title":"Paradise on Fire","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom award-winning and bestselling author Jewell Parker Rhodes comes a powerful coming-of-age survival tale exploring issues of race, class, and climate change.​\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Addy is haunted by the tragic fire that killed her parents, leaving her to be raised by her grandmother. Years later, Addy's grandmother has enrolled her in a summer wilderness program. There, Addy joins five other Black city kids--each with their own troubles--to spend a summer out west. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Deep in the forest the kids learn new (and to them) strange skills: camping, hiking, rock climbing, and how to start and safely put out campfires. Most important, they learn to depend upon each other for companionship and survival. \u003cbr\u003e But then comes a devastating forest fire... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Addy is face-to-face with her destiny and haunting past. Developing her courage and resiliency against the raging fire, it's up to Addy to lead her friends to safety. Not all are saved. But remembering her origins and grandmother's teachings, she's able to use street smarts, wilderness skills, and her spiritual intuition to survive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBCALA 2021 Best of the Best Book\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Cadmus Children's Fiction Award for the Green Earth Book Award winner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJewell Parker Rhodes\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eNinth Ward\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of a Coretta Scott King Honor; \u003ci\u003eSugar\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Jane Addams Children's Book Award; and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling \u003ci\u003eGhost Boys;\u003c\/i\u003e as well as \u003ci\u003eBayou Magic; Towers Falling; Black Brother, Black Brother; \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eParadise on Fire\u003c\/i\u003e. She has written many award-novels for adults, including, \u003ci\u003eMAGIC CITY, a novel about the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. \u003c\/i\u003eJewell is the Virginia G. Piper Endowed Chair of Creative Writing at Arizona State University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50590292836626,"sku":"9780316493857","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a1aa622b-be01-403e-b961-532ac9c687d1.jpg?v=1751122126","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/paradise-on-fire-9780316493857","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}