{"product_id":"milkweed-9780375861475","title":"Milkweed by Spinelli, Jerry","description":"\u003cb\u003eA stunning novel of the Holocaust from Newbery Medalist\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eJerry Spinelli. And don't miss the author's highly anticipated new novel, \u003ci\u003eDead Wednesday\u003c\/i\u003e!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe's a boy called Jew. Gypsy. Stopthief. Filthy son of Abraham. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe's a boy who lives in the streets of Warsaw. He's a boy who steals food for himself, and the other orphans. He's a boy who believes in bread, and mothers, and angels. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe's a boy who wants to be a Nazi, with tall, shiny jackboots of his own-until the day that suddenly makes him change his mind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd when the trains come to empty the Jews from the ghetto of the damned, he's a boy who realizes it's safest of all to be nobody. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNewbery Medalist Jerry Spinelli takes us to one of the most devastating settings imaginable-Nazi-occupied Warsaw during World War II-and tells a tale of heartbreak, hope, and survival through the bright eyes of a young Holocaust orphan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jerry Spinelli\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Children's Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/23\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780375861475\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.6\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e71828 \/ Milkweed\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJERRY SPINELLI is the author of many novels for young readers, including \u003ci\u003eDead Wednesday\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Warden's Daughter; Stargirl\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eLove, Stargirl\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eMilkweed\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eCrash\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eWringer\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eManiac Magee\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Newbery Medal; along with \u003ci\u003eKnots in My Yo-Yo String\u003c\/i\u003e, the autobiography of his childhood. A graduate of Gettysburg College, he lives in Pennsylvania with his wife, poet and author Eileen Spinelli.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Children's Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43657846030489,"sku":"9780375861475","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/img_24ef2577-ef2f-48b8-8513-9f289a8345e1.jpg?v=1724779173","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/milkweed-9780375861475","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}