{"product_id":"365-days-to-alaska","title":"365 Days to Alaska","description":"Condition: BRAND NEW\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781419743818\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2024\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: ABRAMS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCathy Carr’s \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e365 Days to Alaska\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is a charming debut middle-grade novel about a girl from off-the-grid Alaska adjusting to suburban life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Eleven-year-old Rigel Harman loves her life in off-the-grid Alaska. She hunts rabbits, takes correspondence classes through the mail, and plays dominoes with her family in their two-room cabin. She doesn’t mind not having electricity or running water—instead, she’s got tall trees, fresh streams, and endless sky.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e But then her parents divorce, and Rigel and her sisters have to move with their mom to the Connecticut suburbs to live with a grandmother they’ve never met. Rigel \u003ci\u003ehates\u003c\/i\u003e it in Connecticut. It’s noisy, and crowded, and there’s no \u003ci\u003ereal\u003c\/i\u003e nature. Her only hope is a secret pact that she made with her father: If she can stick it out in Connecticut for one year, he’ll bring her back home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e At first, surviving the year feels impossible. Middle school is nothing like the wilderness, and she doesn’t connect with anyone . . . until she befriends a crow living behind her school. And if this wild creature has made a life for itself in the suburbs, then, just maybe, Rigel can too.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e365 Days to Alaska\u003c\/i\u003e is a wise and funny debut novel about finding beauty, hope, and connection in the world no matter where you are—even Connecticut.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Rigel’s big heart made my own heart ache. A funny and poignant fish-out-of-water tale with all the right feels and an important reflection on how we can all find our way home.” —John David Anderson, author of \u003ci\u003eMs. Bixby’s Last Day\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Rigel’s suspenseful journey toward","brand":"RANDOM HOUSE","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":43027204309081,"sku":"PR914383","price":27.5,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2551\/5502\/files\/image_TIBGH5HRW3EB.jpg?v=1769720454","url":"https:\/\/smartfox.co.nz\/products\/365-days-to-alaska","provider":"SmartfoxNZ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}