{"product_id":"pie-in-the-sky-9780375871313","title":"Pie in the Sky","description":"Abby Lovitt doesn't realize how unprepared she is when she takes her beloved horse, True Blue, to a clinic led by the most famous equestrian anyone knows. The biggest surprise, though, is that Sophia, the girl who never makes a mistake, suddenly makes so many that she stops riding. Who will ride her horse? Abby's dad seems to think it will be Abby. Pie in the Sky is the most expensive horse Abby has ever ridden. But he is proud and irritable, and he takes Abby's attention away from the continuing mystery that is True Blue. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd then there's high school--Abby finds new friends, but also new challenges, and a larger world that sometimes seems strange and intimidating. She begins to wonder if there is another way to look at horses, people, and life itself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAccompanied by the beautiful imagery of 1960s Northern California, Abby's charming mix of innocence and wisdom guide us through Pulitzer Prize winner Jane Smiley's latest middle-grade horse novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJANE SMILEY is the author of many books for adults, including \u003ci\u003ePrivate Life, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eHorse Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Pulitzer Prize-winning \u003ci\u003eA Thousand Acres.\u003c\/i\u003e She was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 2001.\u003cbr\u003e Jane lives in Northern California, where she rides horses every chance she gets. She is also the author of four other novels for young readers in the Horses of Oak Valley Ranch series: \u003ci\u003eThe Georges and the Jewels, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eA Good Horse, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eTrue Blue, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePie in the Sky.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Random House Children's Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50923978588434,"sku":"9780375871313","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a1a1f97e-164a-4afd-bac3-70b85648b5ee.jpg?v=1738966953","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/pie-in-the-sky-9780375871313","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}