{"product_id":"gardenias-9781571310521","title":"Gardenias","description":"A month after the United States enters World War II, the country is in upheaval and so is the Erhardt family. Nine-year-old Lark, her mother Arlene, and Aunt Betty are heading for San Diego, far away from Harvester, Minnesota and Arlene s shiftless husband. In the booming wartime economy, Arlene and Betty are soon at work, leaving Lark alone to explore their new neighborhood, a wartime housing project full of others with similarly uprooted lives. Away from prying eyes and small town expectations, the two women begin to forge new lives and new dreams dreams that Lark isn t always comfortable with. This richly detailed novel, told through Lark s observant eyes, reflects the era s tumultuous events in the everyday dramas of its memorable, finely nuanced characters.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Milkweed Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781571310521\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 381\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.54h x 5.62w x 1.09d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Midwest Booksellers' Choice Award - Honor Book","brand":"Faith Sullivan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38020599316661,"sku":"9781571310521","price":13.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_5b9b719b-d69b-4eb3-a3db-b2f82ff8a079.jpg?v=1609176049","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/gardenias-9781571310521","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}