{"product_id":"angel-on-the-square-9780064408790","title":"Angel on the Square","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the author of the National Book Award-winning novel \u003cem\u003eHomeless Bird \u003c\/em\u003ecomes \"an absorbing saga\"* about a young heroine coming of age in the tumultuous years leading up to the Russian revolution.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGripping, accessible historical fiction that's perfect for schools and classrooms, as well as for fans of Ruta Sepetys and Elizabeth Wein. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the fall of 1914, safe behind palace walls, Katya Ivanova sees St. Petersburg as a magical place.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe daughter of a lady in waiting to the Empress, Katya spends all her time with the Grand Duchesses, and the royal family feels like her own. But outside the palace, a terrible war is sweeping through Europe, and Russia is beginning to crumble under the weight of a growing revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, as Katya's once-certain future begins to dissolve, she must seek to understand what is happening to her beloved country and, for the first time in her life, take charge of her own destiny. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith her trademark lyricism, spare prose, and strong young heroine, award-winning author Gloria Whelan has again taken a chapter from history and transformed it into compelling historical fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Kirkus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperCollins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/07\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780064408790\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 293\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.74h x 5.14w x 0.69d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePW Notes and Reprints\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/23\/2002 pg. 73\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKliatt\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2003 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/23\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e53467 \/ Angel on the Square\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.6 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 8\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Gloria Whelan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43103741116597,"sku":"9780064408790","price":8.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_8d9edccb-95b5-4ce2-a380-0ed9c973b112.jpg?v=1693279091","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/angel-on-the-square-9780064408790","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}