{"product_id":"9781338719086","title":"Stay Alive: The Journal of Douglas Allen Deeds, The Donner Party Expedition, 1846","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe Newbery Honor-winning author of \u003ci\u003eWildfire \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eFreak the Mighty\u003c\/i\u003e brings to life the excitement, danger, and horrors of the Donner Party's journey west.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Soon we will eat the frozen cattle.... And then, when that is gone, what shall we eat? \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eShall we eat the snow? Shall we eat the ice? Shall we eat the bark on the frozen trees? \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat shall we eat?\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpring, 1846: Douglas Allen Deeds dreams of starting a new life out West. When the opportunity to join the Donner Party Expedition arises, he leaves the life he's known behind to set out on the nearly 2,000-mile trek from Independence, Missouri to sunny California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut progress is slow. Brutal heat, poisoned water, and rough terrain slows the expedition down. Soon they have a choice: continue on the known but grueling trail, or take a shortcut that would cut 350 miles from their journey-but take them through unknown territory. Is it worth the risk?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinter comes quickly in the mountains, and the wrong choice could leave them stranded in the Sierra Mountains when the snow comes, with no shelter, supplies, or food.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scholastic, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42370918449213,"sku":"9781338719086","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9781338719086_p0.jpg?v=1771571954","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.com\/products\/9781338719086","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}