{"product_id":"9781773371559","title":"Francine Garcia and the Recipe for Joy","description":"\u003cp\u003eNine-year-old Francine Garcia has to help look after her little brother, Alfond, while they stay with Auntie Flora so that Mama and Papa can take baby Ramón to Atlanta for a month of important medical treatments. And looking after Alfond isn’t easy—he throws up all the time, and wrecks her things, and almost gets eaten by a tiger at the circus. Francine’s recipe for joy at first involves finding a way to get herself to Atlanta too, but when that doesn’t work out, she realizes that joy can be found in the most surprising places if you give it a chance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA new classic with a memorable heroine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\" —  School Library Journal, \u003cem\u003eStarred Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca class=\"e-rte-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/greatplainspress.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Francine-Garcia-first-two-chapters.pdf\" title=\"https:\/\/greatplainspress.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Francine-Garcia-first-two-chapters.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Open in new window\"\u003eRead the first two chapters!\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brenna, Beverley (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback B102","offer_id":50579172851904,"sku":"9781773371559","price":19.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/1032\/6976\/files\/BNCImageAPI_abfede4d-038c-40f9-8233-77d6e7b17f08.jpg?v=1792805108","url":"https:\/\/stirlingbookco.ca\/products\/9781773371559","provider":"Stirling Book Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}