{"product_id":"petal-revenge-is-never-free-9781958889442","title":"Petal: Revenge Is Never Free","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the quaint southern town of Petal, Mississippi, Joe Ellis Keene is surrounded by a cast of colorful characters. There's a UFO chasing constable, a wise one-armed gardener, Cap'n Graybeard, a music loving macaw, and the \"old farts\" at The Country Kitchen, who are determined to keep secret the location of an impending explosives demolition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSchool's out and twelve-year-old Joe Ellis is rollicking through a summer of hilarious adventures with his dog, Sam, and best friend, Jimmy, until a horrible secret shatters childhood illusions. Their friend, Petal, named for their hometown, is being pimped out for drugs by her alcoholic father, Rand Watson. With his secret love for Petal, a manipulative character defect and a penchant for revenge against bullies, Joe Ellis becomes disturbingly obsessed with vengeance. After Watson attempts to kill his beloved Sam, Joe Ellis and Jimmy devise and carry out a vicious plan of retribution which goes terribly wrong. As the boys agonize over possible criminal ramifications for the scheme's unforeseen outcome, Joe Ellis, confounded by a daughter's unconditional love for her abusive father, fears that Petal will despise him should she discover the truth of his actions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in 1975, in small-town America, with a rope swing and a swim-hole, Friday nights at the skating rink, trespassing to fish a farmer's pond, daredevil challenges and Dixie Youth baseball, PETAL: Revenge Is Never Free is sure to delight and entertain readers of all ages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Booklocker.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50692050354450,"sku":"9781958889442","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8a7dc9f1-d837-4ae5-a373-e6acf3d25ce6.jpg?v=1734114639","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/petal-revenge-is-never-free-9781958889442","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}