{"product_id":"bento-box-in-the-heartland-linda-furiya-9781580051910","title":"Bento Box in the Heartland: My Japanese Girlhood in Whitebread America","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhile growing up in Versailles, an Indiana farm community, Linda Furiya tried to balance the outside world of Midwestern America with the Japanese traditions of her home life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the only Asian family in a tiny township, Furiya's life revolved around Japanese food and the extraordinary lengths her parents went to in order to gather the ingredients needed to prepare it. As immigrants, her parents approached the challenges of living in America, and maintaining their Japanese diets, with optimism and gusto. Furiva, meanwhile, was acutely aware of how food set her apart from her peers: She spent her first day of school hiding in the girls' restroom, examining her rice balls and chopsticks, and longing for a Peanut Bullter and Jelly sandwich. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBento Box in the Heartland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is an insightful and reflective coming-of-age tale. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeautifully written, each chapter is accompanied by a family recipe of mouth-watering Japanese comfort food.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Linda Furiya\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 158005191X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781580051910\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Seal Press (CA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/21\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.16h x 5.58w x 0.94d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Great Lakes Book Awards - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/04\/2006 pg. 46\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2007 pg. 44\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2007 pg. 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001","brand":"Linda Furiya","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44044063670527,"sku":"9781580051910","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b870239d-ff42-4a04-b983-e24d289d4be3.jpg?v=1684970720","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bento-box-in-the-heartland-linda-furiya-9781580051910","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}