{"product_id":"9781405294935","title":"Snow Foal","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'I absolutely love \u003cem\u003eSnow Foal\u003c\/em\u003e – it's so truthful, tender and touching. A book to read in a day and remember for a lifetime.' – Dame Jacqueline Wilson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe perfect children's book to curl up with and begin the new year.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eA beautiful and heart-wrenching middle grade debut for kids aged 9 to 11, full of love, healing, friendship and hope. Perfect for fans of Jacqueline Wilson's\u003c\/em\u003e Tracey Beaker\u003cem\u003e, Cathy Cassidy, Pax and Gill Lewis.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen eleven-year-old Addie goes to stay with a foster family on a remote Exmoor farm in the midst of a very cold winter, she is full of hurt, anger and a deep mistrust of everyone around her. Until one day, when she rescues a tiny wild foal from the moorland snow and Addie discovers that perhaps she’s not so alone after all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd as adventure and unexpected friendship blossom, Addie is determined that both of them will know what is to be home again soon …\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA beautifully written, warm read for anyone looking for a gorgeous family book to read together and to capture the imagination of young horse fans too.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSusanna Bailey divides her time between writing, freelance social-work, and lecturing in Creative Writing at Bath Spa University, where she also studied. Susanna wrote \u003cem\u003eSnow Foal\u003c\/em\u003e during her time at the same university where she drew much inspiration from her tutor, award-winning David Almond. \u003cem\u003eSnow Foal\u003c\/em\u003e has already been shortlisted for the \u003cem\u003eJoan Aitken Future Classics Prize\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Susanna Bailey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback B-format paperback","offer_id":39878744473662,"sku":"9781405294935","price":12.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0112\/1065\/3760\/products\/BNCImageAPI_9edf2747-32df-45ce-ba8a-f2fa9b4f5713.jpg?v=1663299144","url":"https:\/\/onceuponabookstore.ca\/products\/9781405294935","provider":"Once Upon a Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}