{"product_id":"fionas-lace-9781442487246","title":"Fiona's Lace","description":"An Irish family stays together with the help of Fiona's talent for making one-of-a-kind lace in this heartwarming immigration story from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling creator of \u003ci\u003eThe Keeping Quilt\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMany years ago, times were hard in all of Ireland, so when passage to America becomes available, Fiona and her family travel to Chicago. They find work in domestic service to pay back their passage, and at night Fiona turns tangles of thread into a fine, glorious lace. Then when the family is separated, it is the lace that Fiona's parents follow to find her and her sister and bring the family back together. And it is the lace that will always provide Fiona with memories of Ireland and of her mother's words: \"In your heart your true home resides, and it will always be with you as long as you remember those you love.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis generational story from the family of Patricia Polacco's Irish father brims with the same warmth and heart as the classic \u003ci\u003eThe Keeping Quilt \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Blessing Cup\u003c\/i\u003e, which \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003ecalled \"deeply affecting\" in a starred review, and embraces the comfort of family commitment and togetherness that Patricia Polacco's books are known for.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\/Paula Wiseman Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/26\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781442487246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.25h x 9.82w x 0.38d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/16\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2014 pg. 78\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2014 pg. 118\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e168298 \/ Fiona's Lace\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.3 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Patricia Polacco","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36651156209820,"sku":"9781442487246","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_033cbc34-70c9-4ddb-b2cd-91f017bd4a01.jpg?v=1603876950","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/fionas-lace-9781442487246","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}