{"product_id":"gradle-bird-9781633932654","title":"Gradle Bird","description":"\u003cp\u003eWINNER OF THE 2018 SOUTHERN BOOK PRIZE  WINNER OF THE BENJAMIN FRANKLIN SILVER MEDAL AWARD FOR BEST NEW VOICE IN FICTION  FINALIST FOR THE WILLIE MORRIS AWARD FOR SOUTHERN FICTION  Sixteen-year-old Gradle Bird has lived her entire life with her Grandpa  Leonard  at a seedy motel and truck stop off Georgias I-16. But when Leonard moves her to a crumbling old house rumored to be haunted by the ghost of Ms. Annalee Spivey  Gradle is plunged into a lush  magical world much stranger and more dangerous than from the one she came. Here she meets Sonny Joe Stitch  a Siamese Fighting Fish connoisseur overdosed on testosterone  a crippled  Bible-thumping hobo named Ceif \"Tadpole\" Walker  and the only true friend she will ever know  a schizophrenic genius  music-man  and professional dumpster-diver  D-5 Delvis Miles. As Gradle falls deeper into Delviss imaginary and fantastical world  unsettling dangers lurk  and when surfaced Gradle discovers unforeseen depths in herself and the people she loves the most. Gradle Bird is an unusual tale of self-discovery and redemption that explores the infirmities of fatherly love  the complexities of human cruelty  and the consequences of guilt  proving they are possible to overcome no matter how dark and horrible the cause.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45272457773109,"sku":"ByrdShop_1633932656","price":571.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781633932654.jpg?v=1780480005","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/gradle-bird-9781633932654","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}