{"product_id":"chill-wind-paperback","title":"Chill Wind - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJanet McDonald\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA tough and funny project girl manages to make that chill wind blow away\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe good life, according to Aisha Ingram, is easy. It's hanging with friends, dancing, listening to music, whatever . . . but it doesn't include worrying about the future. Chilling out is her mantra until she receives a sixty-day termination-of-welfare-benefits notice. Without her monthly food stamps and assistance checks and with no help from the father of her two children, Aisha's life threatens to become a little too chilly. The clock is ticking and she doesn't have many options, but one thing she knows for sure: workfare is not for her. There's no way she's going to scrub subway cars or sweep city sidewalks. Aisha tries to come up with other ways to get money, but things don't look good. Soon another notice comes: only thirty days left. Then she sees an ad on TV for BIGMODELS, and she figures she might as well check out the agency. After all, she is pretty enough. But just when it looks like Aisha's problems might be solved, things grow crazy again. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Aisha, Janet McDonald has created a larger-than-life heroine who finds and succeeds at what is right for her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eChill Wind\u003c\/i\u003e is the winner of the 2003 Coretta Scott King - John Steptoe New Talent Award.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJanet McDonald\u003c\/b\u003e (1953-2007) is the author of the adult memoir \u003ci\u003eProject Girl.\u003c\/i\u003e She is the author of three books set in the Brooklyn projects: \u003ci\u003eChill Wind\u003c\/i\u003e, for which she received the Coretta Scott King\/John Steptoe Award for New Talent; \u003ci\u003eSpellbound\u003c\/i\u003e, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults; and \u003ci\u003eTwists and Turns\u003c\/i\u003e, an ALA Quick Pick for Young Adults. She was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, and lived in Paris, France.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 24, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Chill Wind\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.2\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42724144382015,"sku":"9780374411831","price":16.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/504dd700d6f3fa2f8cbf0a8b095c5c87.webp?v=1765101645","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/chill-wind-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}