{"product_id":"sugar-birds","title":"Sugar Birds","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA captivating coming-of-age novel about survival and redemption, set in the rural beauty of the Pacific Northwest.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNORTHWEST WASHINGTON STATE, 1985\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor years, Harris Hayes has taught his daughter, Aggie, the ways of the northern woods, where she sketches nests of wild birds as an antidote to sadness. Then her depressed, unpredictable mother forbids her to climb the trees that give her sanctuary and comfort. Angry, ten-year-old Aggie accidentally lights a tragic fire and flees downriver. She lands her boat near untamed forest, then hides among trees and creatures she believes are her only friends--determined to remain undiscovered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA search party gathers hours after Celia arrives at her grandmother's nearby farm. Hurting from her parents' breakup, she also plans to run. But when she joins the hunt for Aggie, she meets two irresistible young men who compel her to stay. One is autistic; the other, dangerous.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIdeal for fans of \u003ci\u003eUnder the Magnolias\u003c\/i\u003e by T.I. Lowe, \u003ci\u003eWhere the Crawdads Sing\u003c\/i\u003e by Delia Owens, and \u003ci\u003eThe Great Alone\u003c\/i\u003e by Kristin Hannah, \u003ci\u003eSugar Birds\u003c\/i\u003e is a layered, riveting contemporary story set in the breathtaking natural world--where characters encounter the mending power of forgiveness, for themselves and for those who have failed them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A true page-turner . . . An engrossing tale.\" - \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2022 \u003ci\u003eCHRISTIANITY TODAY'S\u003c\/i\u003e BOOK AWARDS\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e Award of Merit - Fiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2022 ACFW CAROL AWARDS: Winner \u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e Debut Fiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2022 IPPY AWARDS: Gold Winner - Best First Book, Fiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2022 CHRISTY AWARD FINALIST \u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e First Novel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2022 NAUTILUS AWARDS: Silver Winner - Fiction\/Large Publishers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2022 INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARDS: Winner - Inspirational Fiction and Cross-Genre Fiction; Finalist - General Fiction, Literary Fiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2022 NEXT GENERATION INDIE BOOK AWARDS: Finalist \u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e General Fiction\/Novel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2021 AMERICAN FICTION AWARDS: Winner - Literary Fiction, General Fiction, and Cross-Genre Fiction; Finalist - Religious Fiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2021 BEST BOOK AWARDS: Winner - Inspirational Fiction; Finalist - Cross-Genre Fiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2021 \u003ci\u003eFOREWORD INDIES\u003c\/i\u003e Silver Winner - Religious Fiction; Finalist - General Adult Fiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2021 READER'S FAVORITE AWARDS: Silver Medalist - Inspirational Fiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Tyndale Fiction","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51942505906407,"sku":"9781496481634","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_1c53aef5-52ab-477a-89c6-9f4e9add9b09.jpg?v=1775259023","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/sugar-birds","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}