{"product_id":"the-day-the-world-stopped-michael-morpurgo-9781250250605","title":"The Day the World Stopped Turning","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Morpurgo's \u003ci\u003eThe Day the World Stopped Turning\u003c\/i\u003e is a middle-grade novel about an extraordinary boy who sees the world differently.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the unique landscape of the Camargue (France) during World War II, Lorenzo lives among the salt flats and the flamingos. There are lots of things he doesn't understand-but he does know how to heal animals, how to talk to them; the flamingos especially. He loves routine, and music too: and every week he goes to market with his mother. It's there he meets Kezia, a Roma girl, who helps her parents run their carousel-and who shows him how to ride the wooden horse as the music plays. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut then the German soldiers come, with their guns. Everything is threatened, everything is falling apart: the carousel, Kezia and her family, even Lorenzo's beloved flamingos. Yet there are kind people even among soldiers, and there is always hope. . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Morpurgo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250250609\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250250605\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Square Fish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/07\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\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 5.8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 9\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade Plus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e510672 \/ Day the World Stopped Turning\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Michael Morpurgo","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44055420961023,"sku":"9781250250605","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a7a6eacb-f6ec-46a3-a1e7-4b5d07e05587.jpg?v=1685035668","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-day-the-world-stopped-michael-morpurgo-9781250250605","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}