{"product_id":"one-shadow-on-the-wall-9781481462969","title":"One Shadow on the Wall","description":"An orphaned boy in contemporary Senegal must decide between doing what is right and what is easy as he struggles to keep a promise he made to his dying father in this \"stirring\" (\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e) debut novel laced with magical realism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEleven-year-old Mor was used to hearing his father's voice, even if no one else could since his father's death. It was comforting. It was also a reminder that Mor had made a promise to his father before he passed: \u003ci\u003ekeep your sisters safe. Keep the family together\u003c\/i\u003e. But almost as soon as they are orphaned, that promise seems impossible to keep. With an aunt from the big city ready to separate him and his sisters as soon as she arrives, and a gang of boys from a nearby village wanting everything he has--including his spirit--Mor is tested in ways he never imagined. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith only the hot summer months to prove himself, Mor must face a choice. Does he listen to his father and keep his heart true, but risk breaking his promise through failure? Or is it easier to just join the Danka Boys, whom despite their maliciousness are at least loyal to their own? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eOne Shadow on the Wall\u003c\/i\u003e is about love and loss, family and friendship, and creating your own future--even when it's hard to do.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atheneum Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/12\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781481462969\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.50h x 5.10w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e189939 \/ One Shadow on the Wall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.9 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 15\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Leah Henderson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36653025788060,"sku":"9781481462969","price":7.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_849cd7b4-1c0b-46f8-8f20-45ce6a6fa381.jpg?v=1603880925","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/one-shadow-on-the-wall-9781481462969","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}