{ "item_title" : "Life on the Ridge", "item_author" : [" Darci Larue "], "item_description" : "TEN COUSINS. ONE OAK TREE. A WHOLE LOT OF TROUBLE.Growing up on the ridge was fun, and it was a safe place. For thirteen-year-old RJ and his nine cousins, every day begins the same way: meeting under the big oak tree in Johnny D's field to scuffle, arm wrestle, throw a baseball, tell jokes, and eat the peanut butter sandwiches Mom packed. There are no cell phones and no video games. There is just a field, a family, and endless ideas, some of them very bad ones.A FAMILY THAT STICKS TOGETHERRJ's dad and his three brothers were raised by Grandma after Pa died while they were young, and now their sons are growing up side by side. Every Saturday night the cousins sleep on Grandma's hardwood floors under quilts she made by hand. Every Sunday morning they eat her famous cathead biscuits and gravy, clear the table, and pile into her station wagon for Sunday school and church.MEET THE COUSINSThere is Johnny D, ten and a bit mischievous, and his brother Ricky, twelve, who draws up the plans whenever the cousins want to build anything. Quiet Mikey laughs at every joke, while his brother Freddy, thirteen, talks all the time and throws strikes every time. Carl tells jokes like no one else, curious Charlie asks questions about everything, and Duane is smart as a whip. Then there are RJ's own brothers, ornery Petey and good-natured Chuck, and their dog, Pepper Jane.ADVENTURES THAT END IN TROUBLEThe cousins build a campfire that brings the fire department. They take a dare that ends with Dad's prize pig. They try chewing tobacco and learn quickly why that was a terrible idea. They turn a muddy kitchen floor into a sock-sliding rink right before Mom walks through the door. Along the way they chase off an angry rooster, sign a cast after a tumble off a brand-new VW van, and mistake snoring for a bear on a camping trip. And big sister Emma gets even for a three-wheeler wreck with a surprise no one saw coming.LESSONS THAT LAST A LIFETIMEThrough every scrape, RJ learns that actions have consequences and that family sticks together. Sunday school teacher Sister Pearl brings Bible stories to life and shows the cousins how to apply them. The preacher's words stay with RJ for years. And when a neighbor's dog ruins Aunt Beulah's beloved flower bed, RJ watches his family rally around her and learns the Golden Rule: So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you.INSIDE THIS STORYWarm, funny, first-person adventures told by RJ, the oldest of the cousinsA close-knit Christian family where faith is lived out every daySimple explanations of old-time words and things, from cathead biscuits to party lines, so today's readers can picture life back thenGentle lessons about consequences, kindness, and helping othersA nostalgic look at country life in the 1970sPERFECT FORYoung readers ages 8 to 12 who love funny stories about kids getting into trouble, families looking for a wholesome read-aloud, Sunday school teachers and homeschool parents seeking stories with Christian values, and grandparents who want to share what growing up used to be like.Life on the Ridge is a heartwarming reminder that a simple life, shared with family and rooted in faith, can be full of laughter, lessons, and love.", "item_img_path" : "https://covers2.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/9/79/889/307/9798893073133_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "15.99", "online_price" : "15.99", "our_price" : "15.99", "club_price" : "15.99", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }

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