{"product_id":"like-water-on-stone-paperback","title":"Like Water on Stone - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDana Walrath\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Evocative and hopeful,\" says Newbery Honor-Winner Rita Williams-Garcia of this intense survival story set during the Armenian genocide of 1915. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is 1914, and the Ottoman Empire is crumbling into violence. \u003cbr\u003e Beyond Anatolia, in the Armenian Highlands, Shahen Donabedian dreams of going to New York. Sosi, his twin sister, never wants to leave her home, especially now that she is in love. At first, only Papa, who counts Turks and Kurds among his closest friends, stands in Shahen's way. But when the Ottoman pashas set in motion their plans to eliminate all Armenians, neither twin has a choice.\u003cbr\u003e After a horrifying attack leaves them orphaned, they flee into the mountains, carrying their little sister, Mariam. But the children are not alone. An eagle watches over them as they run at night and hide each day, making their way across mountain ridges and rivers red with blood. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA YALSA Best Fiction Nomination\u003cbr\u003e A Notable Books for a Global Society Award Winner \u003cbr\u003eA CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Bank Street College of Education Best Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e with Outstanding Merit\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I have walked through the remnants of the Armenian civilization in Palu and Chunkush, I have stood on the banks of the Euphrates. And still I was unprepared for how deeply moved I would be by Dana Walrath's poignant, unflinching evocation of the Armenian Genocide. Her beautiful poetry and deft storytelling stayed with me long after I had finished this powerful novel in verse.\" --\u003cb\u003eChris Bohjalian\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sandcastle Girls\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eClose Your Eyes, Hold Hands\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A heartbreaking tale of familial love, blind trust, and the crushing of innocence. A fine and haunting work.\" --\u003cb\u003eKaren Hesse\u003c\/b\u003e, Newbery Medal-winning author of Out of the Dust \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This eloquent verse novel brings one of history's great tragedies to life.\" --\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eMargarita Engle, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eNewbery Honor-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Surrender Tree\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*\u003c\/b\u003e\"This beautiful, yet at times brutally vivid, historical verse novel will bring this horrifying, tragic period to life for astute, mature readers.\" --\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e Starred\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A \u003cb\u003epowerful \u003c\/b\u003etale balancing the graphic reality of genocide with a shining spirit of hope and bravery in young refugees coming to terms with their world.\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"The \u003cb\u003eemotional impact\u003c\/b\u003e these events had on individuals will certainly resonate.\"--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDana Walrath, writer, poet, artist, Fulbright Scholar, and second generation Armenian, is committed to the movement for reconciliation between Turkey and Armenia. She believes an honest reckoning of history, apology and forgiveness is essential for healing and will help bring about peace in the future. 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