{"product_id":"the-smell-of-other-peoples-houses-paperback","title":"The Smell of Other People's Houses - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBonnie-Sue Hitchcock\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock's Alaska is beautiful and wholly unfamiliar.... A thrilling, arresting debut.\" --Gayle Forman, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eIf I Stay\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eI Was Here\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[A] singular debut. . . . [Hitchcock] weav[es] the alternating voices of four young people into a seamless and continually surprising story of risk, love, redemption, catastrophe, and sacrifice.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis deeply moving and authentic debut set in 1970s Alaska is for fans of Rainbow Rowell, Louise Erdrich, Sherman Alexie, and Benjamin Alire Saenz. Intertwining stories of love, tragedy, wild luck, and salvation on the edge of America's Last Frontier introduce a writer of rare talent. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRuth has a secret that she can't hide forever. Dora wonders if she can ever truly escape where she comes from, even when good luck strikes. Alyce is trying to reconcile her desire to dance, with the life she's always known on her family's fishing boat. Hank and his brothers decide it's safer to run away than to stay home--until one of them ends up in terrible danger. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFour very different lives are about to become entangled. This unforgettable William C. Morris Award finalist is about people who try to save each other--and how sometimes, when they least expect it, they succeed. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWilliam C. Morris Finalist\u003cbr\u003eShortlisted for the Carnegie Medal\u003cbr\u003eAmelia Elizabeth Walden Book Award for Young Adult Fiction\u003cbr\u003eTayshas Reading List--Top 10 List\u003cbr\u003eNew York Public Library's Best 50 Books for Teens \u003cbr\u003eChicago Public Library\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eBest of the Best List\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness, \u003c\/i\u003eBest Children's \u0026amp; Teen Books of the Year\u003cbr\u003eNominated to the Oklahoma Sequoya Book Award Master List \u003cbr\u003eNominated to the Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Hitchcock's debut resonates with the timeless quality of a classic. This is a fascinating character study--a poetic interweaving of rural isolation and coming-of-age.\" --\u003cb\u003eJohn Corey Whaley, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eWhere Things Come Back\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHighly Illogical Behavior\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"As an Alaskan herself, Bonnie Sue Hitchcock is able to bring alive this town, and this group of poor teens and their families that live there.\" --\u003cb\u003eBustle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBonnie-Sue Hitchcock was born and raised in Alaska. She worked many years fishing commercially with her family and as a reporter for Alaska Public Radio stations around the state. She was also the host and producer of \"Independent Native News,\" a daily newscast produced in Fairbanks, focusing on Alaska Natives, American Indians, and Canada's First Nations. Her writing is inspired by her family's four generations in Alaska.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.1 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 21, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Smell of Other People's Houses\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Middle Grades, 6 and up\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.7\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63161546506589,"sku":"9780553497816","price":19.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1025\/5558\/2813\/files\/MmU4S3E2WGxjWFNuM0t0bFlOWlJyZz09.webp?v=1768928952","url":"https:\/\/novellybooks.com\/products\/the-smell-of-other-peoples-houses-paperback","provider":"Novelly Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}