{"title":"About Astor Street","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"wsite-content-title\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #248d6c;\"\u003eSummary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"paragraph\"\u003eA historical mystery about a high-society prep school girl searching for her missing friend in 1920s Chicago.             \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"wsite-content-title\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #248d6c;\"\u003eStats\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"paragraph\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre: \u003c\/strong\u003eYA (16+ years) historical mystery\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeries length:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eStandalone book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eViolence: \u003c\/strong\u003eSome violence and threatening situations\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMagic\/Supernatural:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eOnly \"supernatural\" element is that the main character has dreams about her missing friend. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRomance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Light subplot, more from guys being interested in heroine than any interest on her part in them. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChristian\/spiritual element:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMostly subtle worldview, with two or three light, overt references to Christian things.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecommendation: \u003c\/strong\u003eGeared more for girls, especially those who enjoy historical novels, mysteries, and spunky heroines.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou might like this book if you liked...\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eTimeless, Great Gatsby, \u003c\/em\u003eor Miss Marple stories.\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-lost-girl-of-astor-street-by-stephanie-morrill","title":"The Lost Girl of Astor Street by Stephanie Morrill","description":"\u003cp\u003eBook 1 of Piper Sail Mysteries\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSummary: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"paragraph\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTo most people, Piper Sail looks like a rich girl with little potential, but she surprises everyone, including herself, when she starts investigating her best friend’s disappearance. 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Did Lydia get abducted by one of the city’s most notorious gangsters? Or does the trail lead back to their own affluent neighborhood?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePiper must decide if she’s willing to risk her life to find out the truth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wsite-multicol\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOpening Lines:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf he doesn't know it already, Jeremiah Crane is about to learn that I'm not the type of girl to be pushed around. Standing behind him, I watch as he stretches his long arms across the back of the wooden bench, feigning ignorance of my presence. 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