{"product_id":"tenmile-9781534111639","title":"Tenmile","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLife in 1880 Tenmile, Colorado, isn't easy. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut it's all that 12-year-old Sissy Carlson knows. She's lived here her whole life, watching her father, the local doctor, tend to the town's citizens. And while the mountain setting is gorgeous, Tenmile is a rough gold mining town. It often feels like there's just a thin line between life and death. Mining is a hard job; men are hurt or even killed. Sissy sees the same thin line between the haves and the have-nots as she assists her father in his practice, seeing firsthand the personal and not-always-private struggles of his patients.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNow that she's older, Sissy is starting to think of the world beyond Tenmile and where she might fit in. What opportunities might she find if she could just get away? What kind of future does Tenmile offer, especially for a girl? A poignant coming-of-age middle grade novel by New York Times-bestselling author Sandra Dallas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sandra Dallas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sleeping Bear Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.40w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781534111639\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 9-12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDallas, Sandra:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Sandra Dallas is the New York Times bestselling author of the middle-grade novels \u003cem\u003eHardscrabble\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Quilt Walk\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRed Berries, White Clouds, Blue Sky\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eSomeplace to Call Home\u003c\/em\u003e. A member of the Colorado Authors' Hall of Fame, she is the author of ten nonfiction books and seventeen adult novels, including \u003cem\u003eThe Last Midwife\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePrayers for Sale\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Diary of Mattie Spenser\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Persian Pickle Club\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eLittle Souls\u003c\/em\u003e. A former Denver bureau chief for \u003cem\u003eBusiness Week\u003c\/em\u003e magazine, she is the recipient of three National Cowboy \u0026amp; Western Heritage Museum Wrangler awards, four Western Writers of America Spur Awards, and six Women Writing the West WILLA Awards. She lives in Denver and Georgetown, Colorado. Visit her at www.sandradallas.com.","brand":"Ingram","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51823069692190,"sku":"9781534111639","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0777\/4247\/3502\/files\/img_cca0d100-0a91-45b3-9a71-d318cd93d19c.jpg?v=1778197923","url":"https:\/\/i55bookfairs.com\/products\/tenmile-9781534111639","provider":"I55 Book Fairs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}