{"product_id":"stealing-a-novel-by-margaret-verble","title":"Stealing: A Novel by Margaret Verble","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e“This powerful novel should join classics like Ernest J. Gaines’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, Helena Maria Viramontes’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eUnder the Feet of Jesus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, and Harper Lee’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eTo Kill a Mockingbird\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e.”—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA gripping, gut-punch of a novel about a Cherokee child removed from her family and sent to a Christian boarding school in the 1950s—an ambitious, eye-opening reckoning of history and small-town prejudices from Pulitzer Prize finalist Margaret Verble. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKit Crockett lives on a farm with her grief-stricken, widowed father, tending the garden, fishing in a local stream, and reading Nancy Drew mysteries from the library bookmobile. One day, Kit discovers a mysterious and beautiful woman has moved in just down the road.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKit and the newcomer, Bella, become friends, and the lonely Kit draws comfort from her. But when a malicious neighbor finds out, Kit suddenly finds herself at the center of a tragic, fatal crime and becomes a ward of the court. Her Cherokee family wants to raise her, but the righteous Christians in town instead send her to a religious boarding school. Kit’s heritage is attacked, and she’s subjected to religious indoctrination and other forms of abuse. But Kit secretly keeps a journal recounting what she remembers—and revealing just what she has forgotten. Over the course of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eStealing,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e she unravels the truth of how she ended up at the school and plots a way out. If only she can make her plan work in time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn swift, sharp, and stunning prose, Margaret Verble spins a powerful coming-of-age tale and reaffirms her place as an indelible storyteller and chronicler of history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Collins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68129116586300,"sku":"9780063267091","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0273\/2005\/files\/81Zh9Y76ntL._SL1500.avif?v=1794246764","url":"https:\/\/frugalbookstore.net\/products\/stealing-a-novel-by-margaret-verble","provider":"Frugal Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}