{"product_id":"if-you-see-a-bluebird-9781772782844","title":"If You See a Bluebird","description":"\u003cb\u003eFor young Ali, a former refugee from Afghanistan, \"home\" is where his family is together.\u003c\/b\u003eAlthough his family is safe in their new country, Ali finds himself wishing he could go back to Afghanistan. A day spent picking blackberries with Nana reminds him of their old house with the mulberry tree he loved, and the day the soldiers came. He recalls their nighttime flight and the crowded buses and airplane that took him to this beautiful but unfamiliar place. When Ali and Nana spot a bluebird, she tells him to make a wish. Ali wishes to go home, but, as he comes to learn, home is not a place. Home is the love his family has for each other.In \u003ci\u003eIf You See a Bluebird\u003c\/i\u003e, Bahram Rahman, author of ALA Schneider Family Book Award Honor Book \u003ci\u003eA Sky-Blue Bench\u003c\/i\u003e, reflects on the experience of former refugees as they learn to adapt and embrace a new country and a new home. Award-winning illustrator Gabrielle Grimard incorporates rich and varied colour palettes to capture Ali's two worlds.A story of family togetherness that redefines the meaning of home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pajama Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/17\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781772782844\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32","brand":"Bahram Rahman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43096288952501,"sku":"9781772782844","price":16.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_64de9408-f575-4f63-a2f5-b39c4efe1216.jpg?v=1692804859","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/if-you-see-a-bluebird-9781772782844","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}