{"product_id":"the-whirlpool-stories","title":"The Whirlpool: Stories by Croza, Laurel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winner Laurel Croza comes a mesmerizing collection of short stories about the whirlpool of adolescence.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharity takes small steps to escape her controlling father. Jasmine endures the rumors about her at school, even though no one really knows what happened last summer. The Oh! So Perfect Hair Dolly wishes for just the right child to take her home from the store. Nicola has a run-in with a classmate on her first day at a new school in the big city -- or is the classmate a wolf in disguise? A squirrel ruminates on the nature of life and death. Dani fights for her dream, in spite of her father's insistence that her older brother should be the one to play hockey. Mike finds the kind of family he has longed for in his coworkers at the restaurant where he works. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn these seven stories by Laurel Croza (author of the award-winning picture books \u003ci\u003eI Know Here\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFrom There to Here\u003c\/i\u003e), five teenagers, a doll and a squirrel break out of the expectations placed upon them. Featuring beautiful black-and-white illustrations by Kelsey Garrity-Riley.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.6\u003cbr\u003eExplain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laurel Croza\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Groundwood Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.50w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781773060323\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 9-12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2019 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw","brand":"Groundwood Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41903260303513,"sku":"9781773060323","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/img_4a672046-ac5c-4701-bbfa-2e9ddfff9e30.jpg?v=1724648151","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/the-whirlpool-stories","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}