{"product_id":"blue-skies-anne-bustard-9781534446069","title":"Blue Skies","description":"\u003cb\u003eFor fans of Kate DiCamillo's \u003ci\u003eLouisiana's Way Home\u003c\/i\u003e, this heartwarming novel tells the story of ten-year-old Glory Bea as she prepares for a miracle of her very own--her father's return home.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGlory Bea Bennett knows that miracles happen in Gladiola, Texas, population 3,421. After all, her grandmother--the best matchmaker in the whole county--is responsible for thirty-nine of them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow, Glory Bea needs a miracle of her own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe war ended three years ago, but Glory Bea's father never returned home from the front in France. Glory Bea understands what Mama and Grams and Grandpa say--that Daddy died a hero on Omaha Beach--yet deep down in her heart, she believes Daddy is still out there. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen the \u003ci\u003eGladiola Gazette \u003c\/i\u003ereports that one of the boxcars from the Merci Train (the \"thank you\" train)--a train filled with gifts of gratitude from the people of France--will be stopping in Gladiola, she just knows daddy will be its surprise cargo. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut miracles, like people, are always changing, until at last they find their way home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anne Bustard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1534446060\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781534446069\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/17\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.70w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.2\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e511727 \/ Blue Skies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/03\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2020 pg. 55\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2020 pg. 102","brand":"Anne Bustard","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44132143792383,"sku":"9781534446069","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5cd6005c-9deb-405a-85c0-4f587b217f43.jpg?v=1687478479","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/blue-skies-anne-bustard-9781534446069","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}