{"product_id":"something-noble-9781459800137","title":"Something Noble","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLinda is a young, hardworking single mom struggling to get by from paycheck to paycheck.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen she learns that her son Dre needs a kidney transplant, her family's already precarious financial situation takes a turn for the worst. Then she discovers that the only one who can help Dre is his half-brother LeVon, a drug-dealing gangbanger who thinks only of himself. Somehow Linda must get through to LeVon in order to save her son.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThough she is deathly afraid of LeVon and the world he lives in, Linda knows she must conquer her fear and meet him on his own turf if she is to have any hope of success. Linda is finally able to teach LeVon the value of doing something noble with his life. And to her surprise, she learns she has room in her heart for one more kid, a boy from the streets who never had a chance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for older teen readers and adults who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don't like to read!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Kowalski\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rapid Reads\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.20h x 4.70w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781459800137\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 2\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e150847 \/ Something Noble\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2012 pg. 26\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoice of Youth Advocates\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2012 pg. 159 - Recommended - Better Than Most\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWilliam Kowalski\u003c\/strong\u003e is the bestselling, award-winning author of many novels including seven in the Rapid Reads line. His first novel, \u003cem\u003eEddie's Bastard\u003c\/em\u003e, won the 1999 Rosenstein Award, the 2001 Ama-Boeke Prize, and occupied the #5 spot on the Times of London bestseller list. His fifth novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Hundred Hearts\u003c\/em\u003e, won the 2014 Thomas H. Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award. He has been nominated three times for the Ontario Library Association's Golden Oak Award and his books have been translated into fifteen languages. William lives with his family in Nova Scotia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"William Kowalski \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47598622933149,"sku":"9781459800137","price":25.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_1601a778-4519-4051-a6cc-5e1737261a57.jpg?v=1769516861","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/something-noble-9781459800137","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}