{"product_id":"michigan-rookie","title":"Michigan \u0026 Rookie","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn Saginaw Michigan-a city plagued with gang violence-Officer Joaquin Guerrero sensed God's call to work the dangerous night streets with his K9 partner a ninety-pound German shepherd police dog named Rookie. On 9\/11 Guerrero and Rookie responded to Ground Zero to help in the search efforts. For seven long days the pair worked \"The Pile\" with a never-give-up spirit. With Rookie as his mascot Guerrero created Precinct 131 an educational program to keep kids from turning to gangs. Michigan and is a remarkable story of service to community and country.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBarbara Marshak\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of \u003cem\u003eHidden Heritage: The Story of Paul LaRoche\u003c\/em\u003e the inspiring biography of the Native American recording artist Brulé. \u003cem\u003eHidden Heritage\u003c\/em\u003e earned Finalist in the Biography category of the National Indie Excellence Awards (2007) and the USA Best Book Awards (2006). Barbara also co-writes for \u003cem\u003eHidden Heritage\u003c\/em\u003e, a documentary-style television series based on the book and hosted by Paul LaRoche on RFD-TV.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBarbara's writing portfolio includes over 150 published pieces and in 2010 two of her short stories were selected for publication:\u003cem\u003e Prairie Promises\u003c\/em\u003e (first place) in a regional literary journal and Lost Letters (finalist) in a western anthology. In 2008 Barbara won the Bearlodge Writers Residency at the Devils Tower National Monument Wyoming. Barbara resides in Minnesota with her husband and family.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Itasca Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54526311334163,"sku":"9781592984206","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0948\/3521\/2563\/files\/img_proxy_b11cb8e4-7f43-4e0a-a3f0-f702b8cdd2b6.jpg?v=1785850476","url":"https:\/\/danuc.net\/products\/michigan-rookie","provider":"Danu's Wardrobe","version":"1.0","type":"link"}