{"product_id":"the-summer-my-father-was-pat-brisson-9781563978296","title":"The Summer My Father Was Ten","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this touching book with a moral message, a child retells the story of her father's youth when an impromptu baseball game gets out of hand and some unthinking boys end up destroying an old man's garden. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvery year my father and I plant a garden. Tomatoes, peppers, onions, marigold, and zinnias grow in neat, straight rows...and every spring my father tells me about Mr. Bellavista and the summer my father was ten.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThat was the summer a boy lost a baseball under a tomato plant in Mr. Bellavista's garden. And someone tossed a tomato back instead of the baseball. A lively battle took place, which seemed like great fun at the time, but in the end, Mr. Bellavista's garden was ruined. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a touching story of one boy's efforts to make amends, we see the rebuilding of a garden and the forming of a relationship across generations. With luminous, beautifully detailed watercolors, this excellent book for the whole family shows how we can turn our mistakes into some of life's greatest moments.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Pat Brisson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1563978296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781563978296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Astra Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 12.00h x 8.72w x 0.13d\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 0.5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e21299 \/ Summer My Father Was Ten\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Georgia Children's Book Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e North Carolina Children's Book Award - Nominee","brand":"Pat Brisson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44042378313983,"sku":"9781563978296","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_84e895db-194e-4b2b-b727-6679d2bb536b.jpg?v=1684961162","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-summer-my-father-was-pat-brisson-9781563978296","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}