{"product_id":"joan-of-arkansas","title":"Joan of Arkansas","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e--\u0026gt; Preview the first chapter by scrolling through the images.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-css=\"tve-u-17c32057335\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAward-winning author!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTerrified, I do it anyway...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoanie Smith\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003es mom is a heroin junkie who prefers a pet hamster to her own daughter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoan of Arc\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003es dad once got drunk and demanded his sons kill their sister: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eDrown that witch!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eBut other than dysfunctional families, what else do these teenagers have in common? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBecause Joanie\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003es grandma has been \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003einsisting\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ere\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e so much alike for years. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoin Joanie as she faces challenges large and smal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003el: f\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003erom caring for a sick grandmother, to dealing with an abusive mom, to battling bullies at school\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eall while dealing with the flutters of first love and finding her unique voice in the most crucial human rights movement of our time. Get to know a different side of the infamous Joan of Arc while \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eyou\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ere\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e at i\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003et—t\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehe ordinary peasant whose dad tried to force her into an arranged marriage; the simple farm girl who faced exclusion from peers and cried to go home to her family after proving herself as a soldier\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFigure out for yourself what these young women have in common and ponder how you to\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eo—a\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003en ordinary perso\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003en—c\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ean be used by God (if \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eyou\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ere\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e willing) to do the extraordinary.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“This gritty, challenging tale of poverty, integrity, and one girl’s against-the-odds battle is a worthy follow-up to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan data-markjs=\"true\" class=\"outlook-search-highlight\"\u003eRobsdottir\u003c\/span\u003e's\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e first novel Brave Water.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eCorinna \u003cspan data-markjs=\"true\" class=\"outlook-search-highlight\"\u003eTurner\u003c\/span\u003e, Carnegie nominated author of the novel series \u003cem\u003eI Am Margaret \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Voyage Comics","offers":[{"title":"Print","offer_id":47229527621817,"sku":"B-JOFAR1-PE","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/9177\/3369\/files\/Joan_of_Arkansas_Front_Cover.jpg?v=1779313213","url":"https:\/\/catholicshop.com\/products\/joan-of-arkansas","provider":"CatholicShop.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}