{"product_id":"rosa-by-starlight-9781665958103","title":"Rosa by Starlight","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom award-winning author Hilary McKay comes an enchanting illustrated middle grade novel in the spirit of \u003ci\u003eMatilda\u003c\/i\u003e about a lonely orphan who dreams of escaping her ghastly aunt and uncle.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRosa has always believed there is magic in the world. Or at least, she hopes there is. She lost her parents when she was four, and her aunt and uncle moved into her home not long after, transforming it from a messy place of love and warmth to a cold world of business. Their approach to family is as phony as the plastic grass they sell, keeping Rosa at arm's length and tucking her in at night by locking her in her room. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow eleven, Rosa's loneliness threatens to overwhelm her. Her only solace is the magic she sees around her, particularly in a cat named Balthazar who comes to--and through--her window. When all the teachers at her school win the lottery and quit their jobs, Rosa's aunt and uncle seize the opportunity to put an evil plan into action. They whisk Rosa away to Venice, intending to abandon her there. Luckily for Rosa, there are cats in Venice--and a laughing boy in a gondola and a family making sure she is fed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Rosa's darkest hour, can the magic she's never lost faith in save the day?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Margaret K. McElderry Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/27\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781665958103\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.67d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/20\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2024 pg. 66\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Hilary McKay","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44392002289845,"sku":"9781665958103","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_501f422c-b741-49a8-a332-e01510f22fe3.jpg?v=1719949572","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/rosa-by-starlight-9781665958103","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}