{"title":"Providence Academy Rising 9th Grade Books","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eBooks for Rising 9th graders listed here are from the Providence Academy summer reading list.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eSee \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1zQrx7AbdN9iwK0nrjBvV8PsLo9CCV8H-\/view?usp=drive_link\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ethis school document\u003c\/a\u003e for more information.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"9780451529589","title":"A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, by Mark Twain","description":"\u003cp\u003e(Paperback, 384 pages, first published in 1889)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMark Twain moves from broad comedy to biting social satire in this literary classic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCracked on the head by a crowbar in nineteenth-century Connecticut, Hank Morgan wakes to find himself in King Arthur’s England. 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Mencken to be “the most bitter critic of American platitude and delusion…that ever lived,” Twain enchants readers with a Camelot that strikes disturbingly contemporary notes in this acclaimed tour de force that encompasses both the pure joy of wild high jinks and deeply probing insights into the nature of man. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith an Introduction by Leland Krauth and an Afterword by Edmund Reiss\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCautions:\u003c\/strong\u003e This book has been vetted by values-aligned Christian schools that partner with Storyglory, but it has not been fully reviewed by Storyglory staff.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecommended Age:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12+\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storyglory","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47892823703874,"sku":"FTWAINMA____ACONNECTICUTYANKEEIN9780451529589","price":5.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0752\/3457\/4658\/products\/A_Connecticut_Yankee_in_King_Arthur_s_Court.jpg?v=1709056537"},{"product_id":"9780395957752","title":"The Robe, by Lloyd C. 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More than a morality tale, this dark psychological fantasy is also a product of its time, drawing on contemporary theories of class, evolution, criminality, and secret lives. 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