{"product_id":"pig-out-inn-paperback","title":"Pig-Out Inn - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLois Ruby\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn a new town, Dovi's family befriends a young boy who was abandoned at their restaurant\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Dovi Chandler collects yearbooks. She has them from all over the country: mementos of every time her parents uprooted her to a new town, and a new crackpot business venture. They've managed apartment houses, tried to save failing bookstores, even sold Tupperware, but all it's ever gotten them is debt and a new yearbook for Dovi to add to the pile. It's not until her parents take over the Pig-Out Inn that Dovi feels ready to put down roots. It's just another truck-stop diner, but to Dovi it's home--and she soon discovers that she and her family aren't the only ones living there. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Hiding out in 1 of the cabins is a 9-year-old boy named Tag. He was stashed there by his father, who is negotiating a painful divorce. Tag is an entrepreneurial genius, and his brilliant business schemes will offer Dovi and her mother a chance to make the Pig-Out Inn a success--and learn the true meaning of family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLois Ruby is the author of 18 books for middle graders and teens, including \u003ci\u003eSteal Away Home\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Miriam's Well\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Secret of Laurel Oaks\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Rebel Spirits\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Skin Deep\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Doll Graveyard\u003c\/i\u003e. Her fiction runs the gamut from contemporary to historical and from realistic to paranormal. An ex-librarian, Ruby now writes full-time, in addition to speaking to bookish groups, presenting at writing workshops, and touting literacy and the joys of nourishing, thought-provoking reading in schools across the country. Ruby and her husband live in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in the foothills of the Sandia Mountains.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 126\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 08, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771817853216,"sku":"9781504022125","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/aba714062df639b4ee33f12d612c6ff6.webp?v=1780394368","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/pig-out-inn-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}