{"product_id":"lights-along-the-river-hardcover","title":"Lights Along the River - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePat Lamondin Skene\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSabrina Gendron\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOn a cold winter morning in 1952, Patsy Lamondin wakes to the day electricity will finally be connected to her small town along the Magnetawan River.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePatsy and her siblings buzz with excitement, eagerly awaiting the ceremony being held at the center of town. The Lamondins have lived along the waters of Georgian Bay and the Magnetawan River for generations. They are a Métis family who love music, dancing and being outdoors, and Patsy ponders how electricity will change all of their daily lives. What she knows for sure is that, whatever changes, she will always feel she belongs here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePat Lamondin Skene\u003c\/strong\u003e retired from the world of banking to find her voice. She is a Métis author of seven books for children, including \u003cem\u003eWhat a Hippopota-Mess\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRhyme Stones\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMonster Lunch\u003c\/em\u003e. Her forthcoming memoir, \u003cem\u003eSwiftly Flowing Waters\u003c\/em\u003e, shares more stories of her childhood growing up on the Magnetawan River. Pat keeps her imagination fed and watered in Oakville, Ontario.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSabrina Gendron\u003c\/strong\u003e has a degree in visual arts from Cégep de Ste-Foy and in 2D\/3D animation from Collège Bart. She loves to work on animation and visual arts projects and has illustrated a number of French-language books. Sabrina lives in Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 32\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 11 x 8.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 14, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42701850804320,"sku":"9781459836518","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/lights-along-the-river-hardcover","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}