{"product_id":"stolen-9781668007167","title":"Stolen by Laestadius, Ann-Helén","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e* NOW A NETFLIX FILM * \u003c\/b\u003eAN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR * \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eA spellbinding Swedish novel that follows a young indigenous woman as she struggles to defend her family's reindeer herd and culture amidst xenophobia, climate change, and a devious hunter whose targeted kills are considered mere theft in the eyes of the law.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn a winter day north of the Arctic Circle, nine-year-old Elsa--daughter of S?mi reindeer herders--sees a man brutally kill her beloved reindeer calf and threaten her into silence. When her father takes her to report the crime, local police tell them that there is nothing they can do about these \"stolen\" animals. Killings like these are classified as theft in the reports that continue to pile up, uninvestigated. But reindeer are not just the S?mi's livelihood, they also hold spiritual significance; attacking a reindeer is an attack on the culture itself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTen years later, hatred and threats against the S?mi keep escalating, and more reindeer are tortured and killed in Elsa's community. Finally, she's had enough and decides to push back on the apathetic police force. The hunter comes after her this time, leading to a catastrophic final confrontation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on real events, Ann-Hel?n Laestadius's award-winning novel \u003ci\u003eStolen\u003c\/i\u003e is part coming-of-age story, part love song to a disappearing natural world, and part electrifying countdown to a dramatic resolution--a searing depiction of a forgotten part of Sweden.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ann-Helén Laestadius\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/31\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668007167\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/28\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2023 pg. 26\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2023 pg. 68\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/24\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnn-Helén Laestadius is an author and journalist from Kiruna, Sweden. She is Sámi and of Tornedalian descent, two of Sweden's national minorities. In 2016, Laestadius was awarded the prestigious August Prize for Best Young Adult and Children's Novel for \u003ci\u003eTen Past One\u003c\/i\u003e, for which she was also awarded Norrland's Literature Prize. \u003ci\u003eStolen \u003c\/i\u003eis her first adult novel and was named Sweden's Book of the Year.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43892648968345,"sku":"9781668007167","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/img_74809a9e-7b66-4005-bf0b-356a4d24ea6e.jpg?v=1724792739","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/stolen-9781668007167","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}