{"product_id":"where-the-heart-should-be-isbn-9780063384910","title":"Where the Heart Should Be","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChicago Public Library Best Book\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA CCBC Choice\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“I hold my breath while reading Sarah Crossan’s books. Every word is filled with so much love, the book is practically throbbing. A beautiful, perfect, moving read.” —Cecelia Ahern, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eP. S. I Love You\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn 1847, everything in Ireland was falling apart—but sixteen-year-old Nell was falling in love. Carnegie Medal winner Sarah Crossan’s first historical novel-in-verse is a suspenseful and heartbreaking story of love, family, and the forces that can destroy us or bind us forever. For fans of Joy McCullough, Elizabeth Acevedo, Malinda Lo, and Ruta Sepetys.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIreland is starving, and a poor Irish scullery maid falls in love with the British heir to the land. Can their romance stay hidden during the devastating famine? The potatoes are black, people are dying, and in the midst of it all, Nell must do everything she can to keep her family together and everyone she loves alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt is hard to tell a love story \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eand also the story of a people \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ebeing torn apart. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eWhere the Heart Should Be\u003c\/em\u003e grapples with huge themes of colonialism, poverty, privilege, and power imbalance with astonishing intimacy. A love story set within a harrowing historical period, this is a gripping journey of longing and loss, injustice and sacrifice, crafted by a master of the novel in verse.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoy McCullough, award-winning author of Blood Water Paint\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An emotionally taut story of strength and loss, exhibiting how darkness and hope can intertwine. Readers will be left breathless.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[Nell] is indeed hesitant to tell her story initially, her cadence a bit halting, her narration a bit sparse. But as she opens up to John, so too does she to the reader, speaking of her hopes and dreams even as her world falls apart. . . . Despite the hardship, however, a happy, well-earned ending that emphasizes hope over despair rewards the reader, especially fans of doomed romances that beat the odds.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of the Center for Children’s Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Acclaimed author Crossan atmospherically renders the rural Irish setting of this emotionally resonant and powerfully written, page-turning verse novel. . . . Hauntingly beautiful.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Greenwillow Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44890754384101,"sku":"NP9780063384910","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780063384910.jpg?v=1768315366","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/where-the-heart-should-be-isbn-9780063384910","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}