{"product_id":"the-thing-about-luck-9781416918820","title":"The Thing about Luck","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe winner of the National Book Award for Young People's Literature, from Newbery Medalist Cynthia Kadohata. There is bad luck, good luck, and making your own luck--which is exactly what Summer must do to save her family.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSummer knows that \u003ci\u003ekouun \u003c\/i\u003emeans \"good luck\" in Japanese, and this year her family has none of it. Just when she thinks nothing else can possibly go wrong, an emergency whisks her parents away to Japan--right before harvest season. Summer and her little brother, Jaz, are left in the care of their grandparents, who come out of retirement in order to harvest wheat and help pay the bills. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe thing about Obaachan and Jiichan is that they are old-fashioned and demanding, and between helping Obaachan cook for the workers, covering for her when her back pain worsens, and worrying about her lonely little brother, Summer just barely has time to notice the attentions of their boss's cute son. But notice she does, and what begins as a welcome distraction from the hard work soon turns into a mess of its own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHaving thoroughly disappointed her grandmother, Summer figures the bad luck \u003ci\u003emust \u003c\/i\u003ebe finished--but then it gets worse. And when that happens, Summer has to figure out how to change it herself, even if it means further displeasing Obaachan. Because it might be the only way to save her family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCynthia Kadohata's ode to the breadbasket of America has received six starred reviews and was selected as a National Book Award Finalist.\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atheneum Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/04\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781416918820\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.20h x 5.88w x 0.94d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e National Book Awards - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Parents Choice Awards (Fall) (2008-Up) - Silver Medal Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Keystone to Reading Book Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Land of Enchantment Book Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Sasquatch Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Volunteer State Book Awards - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2013 pg. 47\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/22\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoice of Youth Advocates\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2013 - Recommended - Better Than Most\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2013 pg. 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/07\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/16\/2013 pg. 21\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2013 pg. 133\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePW Best Children's Books\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/11\/2013 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Best Middle Grade Books\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2013 pg. 78\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSLJ's Best Books\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2013 pg. 36\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist Ed Choice Youth\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2014 pg. 15\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2013 pg. 82 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e160447 \/ Thing about Luck\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.7 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 7\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Cynthia Kadohata","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42917138792629,"sku":"9781416918820","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_b74546e4-c7ba-478c-8453-25f5bb731dce.jpg?v=1687278418","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-thing-about-luck-9781416918820","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}