{"product_id":"stepping-up","title":"Stepping Up","description":"\u003cp\u003e‘The kind of book you need to clear a space for, so you can read it in one satisfying gulp.’\u003cbr\u003ePaula Green, POETRY BOX\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen a sporty teen's leg is crushed in a mountain accident, he has to face new challenges one tiny but huge step at a time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA fast-paced, powerfully told novel for middle-grade readers about limb loss, resilience and becoming excited about the future again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat if you took a shortcut below some rocks and your entire life came sliding down?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHigh on the shingle slopes of Pangonui, 14-year-old Ben cuts below a pile of huge, half-buried boulders. All of a sudden there's a terrible sound, and a massive rock is tumbling towards him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the painful weeks that follow a surgery to remove Ben's shattered lower leg, his mind returns to the mountain, his impatience, that split-second decision. Will anything ever be ‘normal’ again?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne goal keeps him going: he will finish the climb he started.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44828332425250,"sku":"9781776953424","price":22.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0052\/0785\/1042\/files\/Copy-of-Book-Template-32.png?v=1770856270","url":"https:\/\/petronella.pro\/products\/stepping-up","provider":"Petronella's Gallery and Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}