{"product_id":"turn-left-at-the-cow-isbn-9780544439184","title":"Turn Left at the Cow","description":"\u003cp\u003eThirteen-year-old Trav has always wondered about his dead-before-he-was-born dad. But when he heads from California to his grandmother's house in rural Minnesota, hoping to learn about his past, he gets more than he bargained for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt turns out his dad was involved in a bank robbery right before he mysteriously disappeared, and the loot from the take is still missing. Along with Kenny and Iz, the kids next door, Trav embarks on a search for the cash. But the trio’s adventure quickly turns dangerous when it becomes clear that someone else is looking for the money—someone who won’t give up without a fight!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSmall Town Mystery:\u003c\/b\u003e Trav expected a boring summer in rural Minnesota, not a town full of secrets, a lost fortune, and a decades-old crime to solve.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFamily Secrets:\u003c\/b\u003e Was Trav’s dad a criminal? The closer Trav gets to the truth about the bank heist, the more questions he has about the man he never knew.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAn Unlikely Friendship:\u003c\/b\u003e To find the money, city-kid Trav has to team up with the locals, Kenny and Iz. But trusting his new friends might be the biggest risk of all.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Dangerous Rival:\u003c\/b\u003e The kids aren’t the only ones searching for the loot. Someone else wants it badly enough to do whatever it takes to get it first.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"Family secrets, an unsolved bank robbery, summer on a lake, a treasure island and a first romance are the ingredients for this inviting middle-grade mystery. . . . A promising fiction debut.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eKirkus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \"Bullard has a good sense of family and community dynamic and articulates complex conflict and resolution with honesty and humor. . . . With a warm narrative, careful plotting, actual danger, and the beginnings of romance, this adventure has something for everyone.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \"Through strong character development, Bullard is able to explore family dynamics in a way that is both relatable and informative. Fans of books like Sheila Turnage's \u003cem\u003eThree Times Lucky\u003c\/em\u003e are sure to enjoy this suspenseful and heartwarming novel.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clarion Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44890044989669,"sku":"NP9780544439184","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780544439184.jpg?v=1730232435","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/turn-left-at-the-cow-isbn-9780544439184","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}