{"product_id":"what-i-was-meg-rosoff-9780452290235","title":"What I Was","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the 2016 recipient of the Astrid Lindgren award and author of international bestseller \u003ci\u003eHow I Live Now, \u003c\/i\u003eNational Book Award\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003efinalist \u003ci\u003ePicture Me Gone\u003c\/i\u003e, and most recently \u003ci\u003eJonathan Unleashed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFinn was a beautiful orphan. H was a prep school misfit. On a September afternoon many years ago they met on a beach on the coast of England, near the ancient fisherman's hut Finn was squatting in with his woodstove, a case of books, a striped blanket and a cat. H insinuates his way into Finn's life--his blazing wood fires and fishing expeditions. Their friendship deepens, offering H the freedom and human connection that has always eluded him. But all too soon the idyll of their relationship is shaken by a heart-wrenching scandal. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eWhat I Was\u003c\/i\u003e is the unforgettable story of H at the end of his life looking back on this friendship, which has shaped and obsessed him for nearly a century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Meg Rosoff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0452290236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780452290235\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/30\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.76h x 4.92w x 0.53d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e123771 \/ What I Was\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/04\/2009 pg. 20","brand":"Meg Rosoff","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44169997156607,"sku":"9780452290235","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3d5ce8e4-48ff-4d53-8ea4-6c4aaed8b49a.jpg?v=1689656207","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/what-i-was-meg-rosoff-9780452290235","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}