{"product_id":"anna-and-the-swallow-man-gavriel-savit-9780553522082","title":"Anna and the Swallow Man","description":"\u003cb\u003e\" A] splendid debut novel. . . . This is masterly storytelling.\" --\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSet in Poland during the Second World War, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnna and the Swallow Man\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eis a stunning, literary, and wholly original \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller and \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e best book of the year perfect for readers of \u003ci\u003eThe Book Thief \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e All the Light We Cannot See.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Krak w, 1939. A million marching soldiers and a thousand barking dogs. This is no place to grow up. Anna Lania is just seven years old when the Germans take her father, a linguistics professor, during their purge of intellectuals in Poland. She's alone. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e And then Anna meets the Swallow Man. He is a mystery, strange and tall, a skilled deceiver with more than a little magic up his sleeve. And when the soldiers in the streets look at him, they see what he wants them to see. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Swallow Man is not Anna's father--she knows that very well--but she also knows that, like her father, he's in danger of being taken, and like her father, he has a gift for languages: Polish, Russian, German, Yiddish, even Bird. When he summons a bright, beautiful swallow down to his hand to stop her from crying, Anna is entranced. She follows him into the wilderness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Over the course of their travels together, Anna and the Swallow Man will dodge bombs, tame soldiers, and even, despite their better judgment, make a friend. But in a world gone mad, everything can prove dangerous. Even the Swallow Man. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Exquisite.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A graceful story steeped in history, magic, myth, and archetype.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This deeply moving debut novel casts naivete against the cruel backdrop of inhumanity.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" A] quiet exploration of love and its limits.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Bulletin\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gavriel Savit\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0553522086\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780553522082\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ember\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/14\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e182010 \/ Anna and the Swallow Man\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Gavriel Savit","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44047970566399,"sku":"9780553522082","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_515036a9-513b-4a5a-9e1d-d817c5541dea.jpg?v=1684993172","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/anna-and-the-swallow-man-gavriel-savit-9780553522082","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}