{"product_id":"the-summer-we-found-the-amy-hest-9781536225990","title":"The Summer We Found the Baby","description":"\u003cb\u003eSet during World War II, this poignant, briskly paced historical novel relays the events of one extraordinary summer from three engaging points of view.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn the morning of the dedication of the new children's library in Belle Beach, Long Island, eleven-year-old Julie Sweet and her six-year-old sister, Martha, find a baby in a basket on the library steps. At the same time, twelve-year-old Bruno Ben-Eli is on his way to the train station to catch the 9:15 train into New York City. He is on an important errand for his brother, who is a soldier overseas in World War II. But when Bruno spies Julie, the same Julie who hasn't spoken to him for sixteen days, heading away from the library with a baby in her arms, he has to follow her. \u003ci\u003eHoly everything, \u003c\/i\u003e he thinks. \u003ci\u003eJulie Sweet is a kidnapper.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOf course, the truth is much more complicated than the children know in this heartwarming and beautifully textured family story by award-winning author Amy Hest. Told in three distinct voices, each with a different take on events, the novel captures the moments and emotions of a life-changing summer -- a summer in which a baby gives a family hope and brings a community together.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Amy Hest\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1536225991\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781536225990\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Candlewick Press (MA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/19\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.20w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.9\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 2\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e511901 \/ Summer We Found the Baby\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Amy Hest","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43982308081919,"sku":"9781536225990","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_241111ad-2885-4bb6-a716-a4dd7d3ff1e0.jpg?v=1683260406","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-summer-we-found-the-amy-hest-9781536225990","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}