{"product_id":"hollow-chest-brita-sandstrom-9780062870759","title":"Hollow Chest","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDebut author Brita Sandstrom arrives with an unforgettable modern folktale of the darkness around and inside us, and the courage it takes to keep hope alive.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eHollow Chest \u003c\/em\u003eis remarkable on so many levels--its exquisite writing, its startling originality, its deep empathy. An astonishing debut.\" --Anne Ursu, award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eThe Lost Girl\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCharlie has been having nightmares. Eyes watching him in the night, claws on his chest, holding him down. His dreams have been haunted for years, ever since German bombs rained down on London, taking his father's life, taking his city's spirit, taking his beloved brother, Theo, off to war in France.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow Charlie is left to take care of his grandpa Fitz while his mother works, waiting for the day when Theo will come home. And with World War II nearly won, that day is almost here. Grandpa Fitz warns Charlie that soldiers sometimes come back missing a piece of themselves, but Charlie isn't worried. Whatever Theo has lost, Charlie will help him find it. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen Theo finally does return, though, he is cold and distant. But Charlie refuses to accept that the brother he knew is gone, and soon, he discovers the reason for his brother's change: war wolves. Terrifying ancient beasts who consume the hearts of those broken by grief. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe wolves have followed soldiers back home from the front. And if Charlie truly wants to save Theo, he's going to have to find them and get his brother's heart back. But can a heart that's been eaten ever be replaced?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brita Sandstrom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0062870750\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062870759\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Walden Pond Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/07\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.48h x 5.04w x 0.94d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.9\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e511870 \/ Hollow Chest\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Brita Sandstrom","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44078085472511,"sku":"9780062870759","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a37cdaf7-8e51-4e1f-89f2-8a832b731494.jpg?v=1685473459","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hollow-chest-brita-sandstrom-9780062870759","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}