{"product_id":"amber-and-clay-laura-amy-schlitz-9781536201222","title":"Amber and Clay","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe Newbery Medal-winning author of \u003ci\u003eGood Masters! Sweet Ladies! \u003c\/i\u003egives\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereaders a\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003evirtuoso performance in verse in this profoundly original epic pitched just right for fans of poetry, history, mythology, and fantasy.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWelcome to ancient Greece as only genius storyteller Laura Amy Schlitz can conjure it. In a warlike land of wind and sunlight, \"ringed by a restless sea,\" live Rhaskos and Melisto, spiritual twins with little in common beyond the violent and mysterious forces that dictate their lives. A Thracian slave in a Greek household, Rhaskos is as common as clay, a stable boy worth less than a donkey, much less a horse. Wrenched from his mother at a tender age, he nurtures in secret, aided by Socrates, his passions for art and philosophy. Melisto is a spoiled aristocrat, a girl as precious as amber but willful and wild. She'll marry and be tamed--the curse of all highborn girls--but risk her life for a season first to serve Artemis, goddess of the hunt. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBound by destiny, Melisto and Rhaskos--Amber and Clay--never meet in the flesh. By the time they do, one of them is a ghost. But the thin line between life and death is just one boundary their unlikely friendship crosses. It takes an army of snarky gods and fearsome goddesses, slaves and masters, mothers and philosophers to help shape their story into a gorgeously distilled, symphonic tour de force. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBlending verse, prose, and illustrated archaeological \"artifacts,\" this is a tale that vividly transcends time, an indelible reminder of the power of language to illuminate the over- and underworlds of human history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laura Amy Schlitz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1536201227\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781536201222\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Candlewick Press (MA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/09\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 6.00w x 1.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 13\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade Plus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e511953 \/ Amber \u0026amp; Clay\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2021 pg. 54\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2021 pg. 99\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/09\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/19\/2021 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2021 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style","brand":"Laura Amy Schlitz","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44053219639551,"sku":"9781536201222","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9b43f71e-8963-42bf-b516-f05f7d50a049.jpg?v=1685023106","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/amber-and-clay-laura-amy-schlitz-9781536201222","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}