{"product_id":"the-keening-a-lafaye-9781571316929","title":"The Keening","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"In my fourteenth year the influenza infected my whole world. . . . Seems as though just as the Great War came to a close, the folks of Downeast Maine set to fighting a war of their own.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn into an artistic and eccentric family, Lyza laments that her only talent is carving letters into wood. At least, that is, until the devastating loss of her mother to influenza during the pandemic of 1918. The illness has settled on their small coastal town in Maine, and the funeral marches pass Lyza's house almost daily. When her unconventional father begins to prepare for the return of his dead wife, Lyza is the only one to protect him from being committed to a nearby work farm. Awash with grief and longing for her mother, Lyza journeys into the thin territory that divides the living from the dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRelying on her courage and an undiscovered talent, Lyza must save her father and find her own path. From the celebrated author of \u003cem\u003eWorth\u003c\/em\u003e, this is a powerful story of love that persists beyond the grave.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e A. LaFaye\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1571316922\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781571316929\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Milkweed Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/13\/2010\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 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.4\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade Plus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e137214 \/ Keening\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/22\/2010 pg. 70\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Review - Children\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2010 pg. 57\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2010 pg. 108\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2010 - Recommended, Satisfactory","brand":"A. LaFaye","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44058935329023,"sku":"9781571316929","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_126d5990-ec50-46fd-b13e-108fb5d19344.jpg?v=1685055310","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-keening-a-lafaye-9781571316929","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}