{"product_id":"the-seventh-most-important-thing","title":"The Seventh Most Important Thing","description":"This “luminescent” (Kirkus Reviews) story of anger and art, loss and redemption will appeal to fans of Lisa Graff’s Lost in the Sun and Vince Vawter’s Paperboy.\n\nNOMINATED FOR 16 STATE AWARDS!\nAN ALA NOTABLE BOOK\nAN ILA TEACHERS CHOICE\nA KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR\n\nArthur T. Owens grabbed a brick and hurled it at the trash picker. Arthur had his reasons, and the brick hit the Junk Man in the arm, not the head. But none of that matters to the judge—he is ready to send Arthur to juvie forever. Amazingly, it’s the Junk Man himself who offers an alternative: 120 hours of community service . . . working for him.\n\nArthur is given a rickety shopping cart and a list of the Seven Most Important Things: glass bottles, foil, cardboard, pieces of wood, lightbulbs, coffee cans, and mirrors. He can’t believe it—is he really supposed to rummage through people’s trash? But it isn’t long before Arthur realizes there’s more to the Junk Man than meets the eye, and the “trash” he’s collecting is being transformed into something more precious than anyone could imagine. . . .\n\nInspired by the work of folk artist James Hampton, Shelley Pearsall has crafted an affecting and redemptive novel about discovering what shines within us all, even when life seems full of darkness.\n\n“A moving exploration of how there is often so much more than meets the eye.” —Booklist, starred review\n\n“There are so many things to love about this book. Remarkable.” —The Christian Science Monitor\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0553497316\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0553497316.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Pearsall, Shelley\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing  age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42597005393981,"sku":"BVV.0553497316.A","price":5.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0553497316-0.jpg?v=1758142149","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/the-seventh-most-important-thing","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}