{"product_id":"nine-open-arms-9781592701469","title":"Nine Open Arms","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Boon family story and their indefatigable gallows humor are Benny Lindelauf's literary memorial to those persecuted by history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA ghost story, a fantasy, a historical novel, and literary fiction all wrapped into one, this highly awarded novel for young readers begins with the Boon family's move to an isolated, dilapidated house. Is it the site of a haunting tragedy, as one of the daughters believes, or an end to all their worries, as their father hopes? The novel's gripping language, enriched by Yiddish, German, and Dutch dialect, plunges the reader into the world of a large, colorful, motherless family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Board Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Enchanted Lion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/03\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781592701469\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.60w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Mildred L. Batchelder Award - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/21\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2014 pg. 104\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2014 pg. 114\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2014 pg. 39\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Best Middle Grade Books\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2014 pg. 89\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePW Children's Starred Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2014 pg. 75\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2015 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e179764 \/ Nine Open Arms\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.5 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 8\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Benny Lindelauf","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45234784927925,"sku":"9781592701469","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_62f5425d-629d-42af-95f1-ef02d8589831.jpg?v=1743518790","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/nine-open-arms-9781592701469","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}