{"product_id":"milkweed-jerry-spinelli-9780440420057","title":"Milkweed","description":"\u003cb\u003eA stunning novel of the Holocaust from Newbery Medalist\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eJerry Spinelli. And don't miss the author's highly anticipated new novel, \u003ci\u003eDead Wednesday\u003c\/i\u003e!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe's a boy called Jew. Gypsy. Stopthief. Filthy son of Abraham. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe's a boy who lives in the streets of Warsaw. He's a boy who steals food for himself, and the other orphans. He's a boy who believes in bread, and mothers, and angels. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe's a boy who wants to be a Nazi, with tall, shiny jackboots of his own-until the day that suddenly makes him change his mind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd when the trains come to empty the Jews from the ghetto of the damned, he's a boy who realizes it's safest of all to be nobody. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNewbery Medalist Jerry Spinelli takes us to one of the most devastating settings imaginable-Nazi-occupied Warsaw during World War II-and tells a tale of heartbreak, hope, and survival through the bright eyes of a young Holocaust orphan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jerry Spinelli\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0440420059\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780440420057\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Laurel Leaf Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/13\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.80h x 4.10w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.6\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e71828 \/ Milkweed\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKliatt\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2006 pg. 18","brand":"Jerry Spinelli","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44053664694527,"sku":"9780440420057","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1a2ee88b-c836-45d8-a5e2-c51a924b0a4b.jpg?v=1685025563","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/milkweed-jerry-spinelli-9780440420057","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}