{"product_id":"9780878393602","title":"Buffalo Ridge - Peterson, Forrest","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eBuffalo Ridge\u003c\/u\u003e by Peterson, Forrest\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished by North Star Press of Saint Cloud Incorporated, 2012\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Buffalo Ridge is a 150-mile outcrop of rocks and glacial drift nearly a thousand feet above the prairie, traversing eastern South Dakota and southwestern Minnesota. It withstood a torrent of glacial meltwater twelve thousand years ago and still survives. Like the ridge, a young family struggles against an onslaught of near glacial proportions: drugs, debt, past mistakes, injustice, betrayal, and the forces of nature. The prose of Buffalo Ridge is clear, original, and G-rated--cross-over fiction suitable for teens and adults. The plot deals with conventional versus organic agriculture, the scourge of drugs--in this case meth--injustice, child welfare, and salt-of-the-earth, ordinary people trying to survive. The characters are believable. Readers can identify with their struggles and triumphs, trying to make a living, facing temptation, showing strength, weakness, humor, and are sustained by community, religious faith, and the importance of family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eProduct image is for illustration purposes only and may not be an exact representation of the product offered for sale.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"North Star Press of Saint Cloud Incorporated, 2012","offers":[{"title":"Buffalo Ridge \/ Good","offer_id":51258022297892,"sku":"9780878393602GD","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/9951\/4148\/files\/public_fd42b68d-291b-48e0-99cd-e51312c80073.jpg?v=1781791612","url":"https:\/\/brookingsbooks.com\/products\/9780878393602","provider":"Brookings Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}