{"product_id":"sleeping-in-my-jeans-9781947845008","title":"Sleeping in My Jeans","description":"\u003cp\u003eSixteen-year-old Mattie Rollins has it all figured out. She'll ace her advanced high school courses, earn a college scholarship, and create a new life for herself and her family. There's no time for distractions--no friends, no fun, and especially no boys.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut Mattie's brilliant plan crumbles after first becoming homeless, forcing her family to live in the confines of their beat-up station wagon, Ruby, and then the mysterious disappearance of her mother. With life against her at every turn and fewer options every day, Mattie and her kid sister must learn how to live--not just survive--in their uncertain circumstances while racing to discover the truth behind their mother's disappearance. Mattie will have to find the strength to keep searching for her mother and to keep her dreams alive before they both slip away forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLeonard, Connie King:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Connie King Leonard is a writer of books for children and teens. She holds degrees in education from Minot State University and the University of Oregon, and has taught both elementary and middle school. With an estimated 21,000 homeless students in the Oregon school system this year alone, her years teaching provided the inspiration for this novel. \u003ci\u003eSleeping in My Jeans\u003c\/i\u003e works to give these children a voice and a story. This is her first novel.","brand":"Ooligan Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50646892544274,"sku":"9781947845008","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_71ca79c3-3d45-470d-ad56-3439ef729aca.jpg?v=1733189120","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/sleeping-in-my-jeans-9781947845008","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}