{"product_id":"sawdust-in-his-shoes-paperback","title":"Sawdust in His Shoes - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEloise Jarvis Mcgraw\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn outsider becomes a hero and a boy becomes a man in this classic coming-of-age tale from the heyday of the three-ring circus, by three-time Newbery Honor Book author Eloise Jarvis McGraw.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe circus is all young Joe Lang knows.\u003c\/b\u003e The third generation of a circus family, he becomes a star bareback rider by the time he turns fifteen. But when his father, a lion-tamer, is killed by one of his cats, Joe becomes an orphan and is sent away to a vocational school while the law decides whether or not Mo Shapely, an old clown, is a fit guardian for him. Meanwhile, the circus moves on. Joe escapes from the school and stumbles into the farm life of the Dawson family, who take him in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMistrustful at first, \u003c\/b\u003e Joe grows to love farming and his foster family. Faced with prejudice as an outsider in a closely-knit rural community, he closely guards the secret of his past--until the day his extraordinary acrobatic talent is called for to save a life. Joe earns respect, but there is still circus is in his blood, sawdust in his shoes. Will he ever be happy away from his former life with the greatest show on earth?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe debut novel of three-time Newbery winner Eloise Jarvis McGraw, \u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eSawdust in His Shoes\u003c\/i\u003e is reminiscent of Ralph Moody's \u003ci\u003eLittle Britches and Man of the Family, \u003c\/i\u003e Roahl Dahl's \u003ci\u003eDanny the Champion of the World, \u003c\/i\u003e Sid Fleischman's \u003ci\u003eThe Whipping Boy\u003c\/i\u003e, and Walt Morey's \u003ci\u003eRun Far, Run Fast.\u003c\/i\u003e Rediscover another great read-aloud treasure from the golden age of the children's novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 278\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.9 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42693852528703,"sku":"9780874868265","price":11.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/ece76541d3802a92773b24d3e3cf9b2d.webp?v=1765000183","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/sawdust-in-his-shoes-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}