{"product_id":"mathilda-savitch-paperback","title":"Mathilda Savitch - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVictor Lodato\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eCHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR\u003c\/i\u003e BEST BOOK OF 2009\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eBOOKLIST\u003c\/i\u003e BEST BOOK OF 2009\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eGLOBE AND MAIL\u003c\/i\u003e BEST BOOK OF 2009\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ePEN USA AWARD FOR FICTION\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFear doesn't come naturally to Mathilda Savitch. She prefers to look right at the things nobody else can bear to mention: for example, the fact that her beloved older sister is dead, pushed in front of a train by a man still on the loose. Her grief-stricken parents have basically been sleepwalking ever since, and it is Mathilda's sworn mission to shock them back to life. Her strategy? Being bad. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMathilda decides she's going to figure out what lies behind the catastrophe. She starts sleuthing through her sister's most secret possessions--e-mails, clothes, notebooks, whatever her determination and craftiness can ferret out. But she must risk a great deal--in fact, she has to leave behind everything she loves--in order to discover the truth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStartling, funny, touching, odd, truthful, page-turning, and, in the end, heartbreaking, \u003ci\u003eMathilda Savitch \u003c\/i\u003eis an extraordinary debut.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVictor Lodato\u003c\/b\u003e is a playwright, poet and novelist. He is the recipient of Guggenheim and NEA fellowships, and has won numerous awards for his plays, including one from the Kennedy Center Fund for New American Plays. \u003ci\u003eMathilda Savitch\u003c\/i\u003e, his first novel, received the PEN USA Literary Award and was named a Best Book of 2009 by \u003ci\u003eThe Christian Science Monitor, Booklist\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Globe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Tucson and New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 05, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mathilda Savitch\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759190638880,"sku":"9780312430030","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7c423c77cae00b25e86c3960de9f8704.webp?v=1780144886","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/mathilda-savitch-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}