{"product_id":"the-road-to-wherever-9781250833112","title":"The Road to Wherever","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA middle grade road novel about a boy stuck on a summer trip with his offbeat auto-mechanic cousins--a humor- and heart-filled journey that leads the boy to an unexpected confrontation with some broken-down parts of himself. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter eleven-year-old June Ball's dad disappears without so much as a goodbye note, June's mother sends him on the road with his adult cousins, mechanics Thomas and Cornell Ball. The Balls are \"Ford Men\"; their calling in life is to restore old Ford cars--and only Ford cars--that no longer run. And so begins a summer traveling the highways and byways of America, encountering busted-up Fairlanes, Thunderbirds, and Rancheros. They also encounter the cars' owners, who sometimes need fixing up, too. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJune doesn't understand his cousins' passion for all things Ford. But at every turn, June realizes that this journey is about more than giving neglected classic cars some much-needed TLC--there's room to care for the broken parts of humans, too. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA story of adventure, longing, and growing up from adult novelist, journalist, and All-SEC center for the LSU Tigers, John Ed Bradley.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Ed Bradley\u003c\/b\u003e is the prolific author of several highly praised novels and a memoir, \u003ci\u003eIt Never Rains in Tiger Stadium.\u003c\/i\u003e A former reporter for \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWashington Post, \u003c\/i\u003e he has also written for \u003ci\u003eEsquire, Sports Illustrated, GQ, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Play \u003c\/i\u003emagazines. He lives with his wife and daughter in Mandeville, Louisiana\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Square Fish","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50485246558482,"sku":"9781250833112","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bd915a96-90e1-4487-9c09-a158293aa256.jpg?v=1730400773","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-road-to-wherever-9781250833112","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}