{"product_id":"crows-cards-paperback","title":"Crows \u0026 Cards - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoseph Helgerson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree warnings for readers who hate surprises: 1. Beware of slivers, 2. and gamblers, 3. and aces.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eZebulon Crabtree found all that out the hard way back in 1849 when his mother and father shipped him off to St. Louis to apprentice with a tanner. Too bad he had serious allergies to fur and advice from his parents. Hearing the beat of a different drummer, Zeb takes up with a riverboat gambler who has some special plans for him, crosses paths with a slave who turns out to be a better friend than cook, and learns that some Indian medicine men can see even though blind. And then there's the Brotherhood--the one that Zeb can't seem to get out of . . . Lucky for us, the price of living in turbulent times is often a good story, and Zeb spins an unforgettable one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne runaway apprentice. A dozen swindlers on the Mississippi riverboat trail.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBoys Adventure Book: \u003c\/b\u003e Zebulon Crabtree was supposed to be a tanner's apprentice, but a fast-talking cardsharp has other, more dangerous, plans for him.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRiverboat Gambler: \u003c\/b\u003e Meet Chilly Larpenteur, a charismatic con man who promises Zeb a life of riches but delivers lessons in cheating, cardsharps, and running for your life.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eUnlikely Friendship: \u003c\/b\u003e From a runaway slave to a blind Native American medicine man, Zeb learns that the best allies aren't always the ones you expect.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e1849 St. Louis: \u003c\/b\u003e Step onto the bustling, muddy levee of a frontier boomtown, where every steamboat brings new marks and new dangers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoseph Helgerson lives in Minneapolis with his wife, daughter, and son. He grew up in a small town on the Mississippi River, where his parents often took him and his brothers sandbar camping. Today he carries on that tradition with his own family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 7.58 x 6.38 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 07, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Crows \u0026amp; Cards\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.2\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50397670637805,"sku":"9780547339092","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/UD5yaGqSR49780547339092.webp?v=1785866180","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/crows-cards-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}