{"product_id":"the-butterfly-9780399231704","title":"The Butterfly","description":"\u003cb\u003eA tale of friendship and bravery in the midst of unthinkable horror, this classic Holocaust story from master storyteller Patricia Polacco is a vital lesson in the power of hope.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this Holocaust story based on real events and passed from the narrator to her niece, the author-illustrator herself, Patricia Polacco once again celebrates the shared humanity of the peoples of this world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEver since the Nazis marched into Monique's small French village, terrorizing it, nothing surprises her. That is, until the night Monique encounters a little ghost sitting at the end of her bed. She turns out to be a Jewish girl named Sevrine who has been hiding from the Nazis in Monique's basement. Playing after dark, the two become friends. But when they are discovered, both of their families must embark on a nighttime flight. And Monique can only hope that the freedom of the butterflies in her garden will reach Sevrine as well.\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 04\/24\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780399231704\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.30h x 8.83w x 0.47d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Bookseller's Choice - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Sydney Taylor Book Award - Notable\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Sequoyah Book Awards - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2000 pg. 151\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2000 pg. 1479\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Review - Children\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2000 pg. 802\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2000 pg. 296 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/12\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e43946 \/ Butterfly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.8 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Patricia Polacco","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42916888641717,"sku":"9780399231704","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_6ca9470b-6dd0-42f1-878b-9cddc3585d51.jpg?v=1687273046","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-butterfly-9780399231704","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}