{"product_id":"backwater-creek","title":"Backwater Creek","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eSome places are more than just places. Some places change you.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eAlong a winding stretch of woodland creek, life has always moved at its own quiet rhythm. For a small group of young animal friends, Backwater Creek is everything — their playground, their gathering spot, their home. But when unexpected changes begin to alter the creek they've always known, their comfortable world starts to shift along with it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eSuddenly, nothing feels quite certain. And navigating the unknown is a lot harder than any of them expected.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eBackwater Creek\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e is a warm and gently layered middle-grade story about what happens when the ground beneath your feet — or the water around you — stops feeling familiar. As the friends face uncertainty together, they discover that belonging isn't just about a place. It's about showing up for each other, learning to trust, and finding the courage to listen — even when the answers don't come easily.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eWith rich woodland characters, quiet moments of wonder, and a story steeped in subtle faith, this book invites young readers to reflect alongside characters who are asking the same questions they are: Who am I? Where do I fit? And what does it mean to truly trust?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eBackwater Creek\u003c\/i\u003e is a story that lingers — the kind that encourages empathy, stirs curiosity, and gently points young hearts toward something deeper.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eThe creek is calling. Step in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Devon Rutherford","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46363439694023,"sku":"978-1-957497-86-0","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"PDF","offer_id":46363439726791,"sku":null,"price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0517\/9126\/5991\/files\/cover-skewhb.png?v=1775072886","url":"https:\/\/shop.dovechristianpublishers.com\/products\/backwater-creek","provider":"Dove Christian Publishers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}