{"product_id":"pink-and-say-9780399226717","title":"Pink and Say","description":"\u003ci\u003eWhen Sheldon Russell Curtis told this story to his daughter, Rosa, she kept every word in her heart and was to retell it many times.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e I will tell it in Sheldon's own words as nearly as I can.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe was wounded in a fierce battle and left for dead in a pasture somewhere in Georgia when Pinkus found him. Pinkus' skin was the color of polished mahogany, and he was flying Union colors like the wounded boy, and he picked him up out of the field and brought him to where the black soldier's mother, Moe Moe Bay, lived. She had soft, gentle hands and cared for him and her Pink. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut the two boys were putting her in danger, two Union soldiers in Confederate territory  They had to get back to their outfits. Scared and uncertain, the boys were faced with a hard decision, and then marauding Confederate troops rode in. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this Civil War story passed from great-grandfather to grandmother, to son, and finally to the author-artist herself, Patricia Polacco once again celebrates the shared humanity of the peoples of this world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Philomel Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780399226717\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.40h x 8.86w x 0.41d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Maine Student Book Award - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Book Sense Book of the Year Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Irma S. \u0026amp; James H. Black Award - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/1994 pg. 126\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/1994 pg. 54\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/1994 pg. 95\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Review - Children\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/1994 pg. 1279\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/1994 pg. 50 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist Ed Choice Youth\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/15\/1995 pg. 862\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eALA Notable Children's Books\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/1995 pg. 1411\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSLJ's Best Books\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/1994 pg. 25\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e8685 \/ Pink and Say\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.8 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 1\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Patricia Polacco","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36637044080796,"sku":"9780399226717","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_570678e2-59c2-4463-957d-94fa49b26c79.jpg?v=1603843732","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/pink-and-say-9780399226717","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}