{"product_id":"we-the-sea-turtles-a-collection-of-island-stories-9781772782851","title":"We the Sea Turtles: A Collection of Island Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eNine beautifully evocative short stories from the pen of Governor General's Award finalist Michelle Kadarusman\u003c\/b\u003eOn islands around the world--from Manhattan to Phillip\u003cbr\u003eIsland, Australia, to Komodo Island and beyond--nine children face\u003cbr\u003elife-changing moments: escaping a flood; embracing their identity; discovering\u003cbr\u003ethat the adults in their lives can ease the burden of their eco-anxiety. And\u003cbr\u003ealthough each child couldn't be more different, one thing connects them all: a\u003cbr\u003eturtle swam into each of their lives at a critical moment, and left them\u003cbr\u003echanged. Author \u003cb\u003eMichelle Kadarusman\u003c\/b\u003e has lived and travelled all around the world, and her elegant writing captures the spirit of the places that have left their mark on her. In \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe the Sea Turtles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eshe explores relevant themes like eco-anxiety, natural disaster, and how people ground themselves when they've been uprooted. One way, as this collection shows, is to tell ourselves stories: stories that make sense of life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pajama Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/26\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781772782851\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.11h x 5.35w x 0.79d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Michelle Kadarusman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43067736588469,"sku":"9781772782851","price":16.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_041afb1d-8e2e-4f81-bdaa-939a061e8569.jpg?v=1690864341","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/we-the-sea-turtles-a-collection-of-island-stories-9781772782851","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}