{"product_id":"leila-and-the-blue-fox-paperback","title":"Leila and the Blue Fox - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKiran Millwood Hargrave\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTom de Freston\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeeks pass, \u003cbr\u003e to her they are nameless, \u003cbr\u003e they are fading and growing light, \u003cbr\u003e the warming of weather. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e On this day, she wakes, \u003cbr\u003e and begins to walk. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It's a summer of firsts for twelve-year-old Leila: her first time traveling alone, first time apart from Amma and her cousin Mona, and first time seeing her mother, a climate scientist in Norway, since war forced their family from Syria six years ago. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Together, Leila and her mother's research team follow the migration of a tiny Arctic fox, Miso, across ice floes and international borders, hopeful the midnight sun will illuminate how to adapt to a constantly changing world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Arctic Circle is nothing like Leila has ever imagined--so bright and brutal and undeniably \u003ci\u003ewild\u003c\/i\u003e. It tests her in every way: her understanding of home and what it means to belong, her determination to do what's right, and her belief in how much is possible in even the most impossible of situations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Inspired by an Arctic fox's real 2,000-mile trek across continents, Miso and Leila's entwined journeys offer hope in the face of an uncertain future and reinforce that even the smallest voices can make the biggest impact. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKiran Millwood Hargrave\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eTom de Freston\u003c\/b\u003e met in 2009, when Kiran was a student and Tom was artist-in-residence at Cambridge University. They have been a couple and collaborators ever since, with \u003ci\u003eLeila and the Blue Fox \u003c\/i\u003eas the follow-up to their Barnes \u0026amp; Noble Children's Prize shortlisted \u003ci\u003eJulia and the Shark\u003c\/i\u003e. Kiran is the award-winning, bestselling author of stories including \u003ci\u003eThe Girl of Ink \u0026amp; Stars\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Way Past Winter\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Deathless Girls\u003c\/i\u003e, and Tom is an acclaimed illustrator, having worked as an artist for many years. They live in Oxford, UK, with their two cats and their daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.5 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 02, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51763862470944,"sku":"9781454954354","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/747fde980dfa3078822a143fa3ddbade.webp?v=1780240489","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/leila-and-the-blue-fox-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}