{"product_id":"the-blossom-and-the-firefly-9781524737924","title":"The Blossom and the Firefly","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the award-winning author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFlygirl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e comes this powerful WWII romance between two Japanese teens caught in the cogs of an unwinnable war, perfect for fans of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSalt to the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLovely War\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, and \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCode Name Verity\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJapan 1945. Taro is a talented violinist and a kamikaze pilot in the days before his first and only mission. He believes he is ready to die for his country . . . until he meets Hana. Hana hasn't been the same since the day she was buried alive in a collapsed trench during a bomb raid. She wonders if it would have been better to have died that day . . . until she meets Taro. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA song will bring them together. The war will tear them apart. Is it possible to live an entire lifetime in eight short days? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSherri L. Smith has been called an author with astonishing range and a stellar storyteller by E. Lockhart, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWe Were Liars\u003c\/i\u003e, and a truly talented writer by Jacqueline Woodson, the National Book Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eBrown Girl Dreaming\u003c\/i\u003e. Here, with achingly beautiful prose, Smith weaves a tale of love in the face of death, of hope in the face of tragedy, set against a backdrop of the waning days of the Pacific War.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/20\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781524737924\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e509570 \/ Blossom and the Firefly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.2 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sherri L. Smith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39521895448757,"sku":"9781524737924","price":8.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_c5252ee5-5a9b-4f20-b252-94841a56ebf4.jpg?v=1616507216","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-blossom-and-the-firefly-9781524737924","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}