var $j = jQuery.noConflict();

$j("#recommended_books").empty();
$j.getJSON("http://mountmadonnaschool.org/values/wp-content/plugins/values/functions/books-widget.php", function(json) { 
	if (json && json.length<1000){
		$j.each(json,function(i,item) {
				$j("#recommended_books").append('<div class="book-box"><a href="'+item.url+'" target="_blank"><img width="98" src="http://mountmadonnaschool.org/values/wp-content/themes/values/images/books/'+item.image+'"></a><div class="info"><h5>'+item.title+'</h5><span>by '+item.author+'</span></div></div>'); 
		});
	}
});