{"product_id":"a-sky-full-of-song-hardcover","title":"A Sky Full of Song - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSusan Lynn Meyer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis heartwarming, beautifully written middle-grade historical\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003enovel about an untold American frontier story is destined to be a cherished classic. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e North Dakota, 1905 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e After fleeing persecution in the Russian Empire, eleven-year-old Shoshana and her family, Jewish immigrants, start a new life on the prairie. Shoshana takes fierce joy in the wild beauty of the plains and the thrill of forging a new, American identity. But it's not as simple for her older sister, Libke, who misses their Ukrainian village and doesn't pick up English as quickly or make new friends as easily. Desperate to fit in, Shoshana finds herself hiding her Jewish identity in the face of prejudice, just as Libke insists they preserve it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For the first time, Shoshana is at odds with her beloved sister, and has to look deep inside herself to realize that her family's difference is their greatest strength. By listening to the music that's lived in her heart all along, Shoshana finds new meaning in the Jewish expression \u003ci\u003eall beginnings are difficult\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as in the resilience and traditions her people have brought all the way to the North Dakota prairie.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan Lynn Meyer\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of two previous middle-grade historical novels--\u003ci\u003eBlack Radishes\u003c\/i\u003e, a Sydney Taylor Honor Award winner, and \u003ci\u003eSkating with the Statue of Liberty\u003c\/i\u003e--as well as three picture books. Her works have won the Jane Addams Peace Association Children's Book Award and the New York State Charlotte Award, as well as many other honors. Her novels have been chosen as Junior Library Guild and PJ Our Way selections, included among Bank Street College of Education's Best Children's Books of the Year, and translated into German and Chinese. She is Professor of English and Creative Writing at Wellesley College and lives outside Boston. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.17 x 8.58 x 5.89 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 11, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772328116512,"sku":"9781454947844","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6bcd388e3edcf511b40d28c38071b168.webp?v=1780403237","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-sky-full-of-song-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}