{"product_id":"the-year-of-the-book-paperback","title":"The Year of the Book - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrea Cheng\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAbigail Halpin\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA novel to treasure with every middle-grade reader you know (NYTBR), this first Anna Wang story shows how a young Asian-American girl navigates her way around friendship and learn to accept that our diversity is what makes us unique. \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In Chinese, \u003cem\u003epeng you\u003c\/em\u003e means friend. But in any language, all Anna knows for certain is that friendship is complicated.\u003cp\u003eWhen Anna needs company, she turns to her books. Whether traveling through \u003cem\u003eA Wrinkle in Time\u003c\/em\u003e, or peering over \u003cem\u003eMy Side of the Mountain\u003c\/em\u003e, books provide what real life cannot--constant companionship and insight into her changing world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBooks, however, can't tell Anna how to find a true friend. She'll have to discover that on her own. In the tradition of classics like Maud Hart Lovelace's Betsy-Tacy books and Eleanor Estes' \u003cem\u003eOne Hundred Dresses\u003c\/em\u003e, this novel subtly explores what it takes to make friends and what it means to be one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAndrea Cheng writes picture books, and middle grade and young adult novels, and teaches ESL and children's literature. She walks daily near her Ohio home. www.andreacheng.com \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAbigail Halpin is an illustrator and a graphic designer. Away from the drawing table, she knits, reads comic books, and plays the fiddle. She lives in New England. www.theodesign.com\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 7.65 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 07, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Iowa Children's Choice (ICCA) Award (2015)\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 Year of the Book\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3.6\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756598133024,"sku":"9780544022638","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/dd78173896f28057923f26f6f4d36b28.webp?v=1780081845","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-year-of-the-book-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}