{"product_id":"blue-skies-anne-bustard-9781534446076","title":"Blue Skies","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"I loved \u003ci\u003eBlue Skies\u003c\/i\u003e so much I couldn't bear for it to end!\" --Patricia Reilly Giff, Newbery Honor author of \u003ci\u003eLily's Crossing \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePictures of Hollis Woods\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"A tender story of grief and the gentle comfort of loved ones.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"An intimate account of grief and longing...sympathetically drawn.\" --\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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.\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 1534446079\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781534446076\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\/16\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.10w x 0.80d\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","brand":"Anne Bustard","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48623180415231,"sku":"9781534446076","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/blue-skies-anne-bustard-9781534446076","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}