{"title":"Willie Morris","description":"WILLIE MORRIS published his last book, My Cat Spit McGee, with Random House in Fall 1999. He lived in Jackson, Mississippi, until his death in 1999.","products":[{"product_id":"my-dog-skip-paperback","title":"My Dog Skip - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis classic story of a boy, a dog, and small-town America is \"a rich experience all around.... Skip turns out to be a dog worth writing about.... I'd take him home in a shot\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1943 in a sleepy town on the banks of the Yazoo River, a boy fell in love with a puppy with a lively gait and an intelligent way of listening. The two grew up together having the most wonderful adventures. \u003ci\u003eMy Dog Skip\u003c\/i\u003e belongs on the same shelf as \u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer\u003c\/i\u003e and Russell Baker's \u003ci\u003eGrowing Up. \u003c\/i\u003eIt will enchant readers of all ages for years to come. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA major motion picture form Warner Brothers, starring Kevin Bacon, Diane Lane, Luke Wilson, Frankie Muniz, and \"Eddie\" from the TV show \u003ci\u003eFrasier\u003c\/i\u003e (as Skip), and produced by Mark Johnson (\u003ci\u003eRain Man).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow a major motion picture form Warner Brothers, starring Kevin Bacon, Diane Lane, Luke Wilson, Frankie Muniz, and \"Eddie\" from the TV show Frasier (as Skip), and produced by Mark Johnson (Rain Man). \u003cbr\u003eIn 1943 in a sleepy town on the banks of the Yazoo River, a boy fell in love with a puppy with a lively gait and an intellingent way of listening. The two grew up together having the most wonderful adventures. A classic story of a boy, a dog, and small-town America, My Dog Skip belongs on the same shelf as The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Russell Baker's Growing Up. It will enchant readers of all ages for years to come.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51272228700383,"sku":"9780679767220","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/dGCfvMbYC49780679767220.webp?v=1787809900"},{"product_id":"good-old-boy-paperback","title":"Good Old Boy - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eGOOD OLD BOY: A DELTA BOYHOOD is a novel for young readers about a boy's adventures growing up in post-WWII Mississippi. Author Willie Morris, then editor of Harper's Magazine in New York, wrote GOOD OLD BOY when his son David, age ten, asked, \"What was it like to grow up in Mississippi?\" Morris's response turned into a timeless story of growing up in Yazoo City, Mississippi, in the early 1950s, roaming the town with his friends and playing practical jokes and having adventures. GOOD OLD BOY is recommended for sixth through ninth grade.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51273132146911,"sku":"9780916242688","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/eyyBQnVh7V9780916242688.webp?v=1787832055"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/willie-morris.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}