{"product_id":"hollow-chest-isbn-9780062870759","title":"Hollow Chest","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDebut author Brita Sandstrom arrives with an\u003cbr\u003eunforgettable modern folktale of the darkness around and inside us, and the\u003cbr\u003ecourage it takes to keep hope alive.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“\u003cem\u003eHollow Chest \u003c\/em\u003eis remarkable on so many levels—its\u003cbr\u003eexquisite writing, its startling originality, its deep empathy. An astonishing\u003cbr\u003edebut.” —Anne Ursu, award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eThe Lost Girl\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharlie has been having nightmares. Eyes watching him in the\u003cbr\u003enight, claws on his chest, holding him down. His dreams have been haunted for\u003cbr\u003eyears, ever since German bombs rained down on London, taking his father’s life,\u003cbr\u003etaking his city’s spirit, taking his beloved brother, Theo, off to war in\u003cbr\u003eFrance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow Charlie is left to take care of his grandpa Fitz while his mother\u003cbr\u003eworks, waiting for the day when Theo will come home. And with World War II\u003cbr\u003enearly won, that day is almost here. Grandpa Fitz warns Charlie that soldiers\u003cbr\u003esometimes come back missing a piece of themselves, but Charlie isn’t worried.\u003cbr\u003eWhatever Theo has lost, Charlie will help him find it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Theo finally does return, though, he is cold and\u003cbr\u003edistant. But Charlie refuses to accept that the brother he knew is gone, and\u003cbr\u003esoon, he discovers the reason for his brother’s change: war wolves. Terrifying\u003cbr\u003eancient beasts who consume the hearts of those broken by grief. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe wolves have followed soldiers back home from the front.\u003cbr\u003eAnd if Charlie truly wants to save Theo, he’s going to have to find them and\u003cbr\u003eget his brother’s heart back. But can a heart that’s been eaten ever be\u003cbr\u003ereplaced?\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"Sandstrom tells a story that is equally tender and terrifying, balancing a family’s emotional gravity with the chilling war wolves. With moody occasional illustrations by Shin, a relaxed pace, and tender prose, this historical fantasy expertly employs anxiety and empathy to demonstrate war’s devastating effect on individuals and families.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eHollow Chest\u003c\/em\u003e is remarkable on so many levels—its exquisite writing, its startling originality, its deep empathy. But what lingers most is its unwavering heartbeat: in the darkest of times, what will carry us through is love.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnne Ursu, award-winning author of The Lost Girl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Brita Sandstrom’s debut is the rare sort of book that gives new language to old truths. Tender, sweet, painful, and brave, \u003cem\u003eHollow Chest \u003c\/em\u003eis full of astonishing love.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eElana K. Arnold, award-winning author of The House That Wasn't There\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I read this book breathlessly, ardently, my heart thumping in my chest. Brita Sandstrom has woven a story stitched through with hope and terror and longing. At its center is the utter audacity of love - how we hang on even when we are broken, and how we must never let go. A lovely, moving debut.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKelly Barnhill, Newbery Medal-winning author of The Girl Who Drank the Moon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The book effectively evokes post-war England and the way that war doesn’t end for everyone, and the wolves are a potent metaphor to introduce younger audiences to the realities of PTSD.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of the Center for Children’s Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The literal and figurative rubble of combat provides a rich setting through which to examine the fragility and incredible resilience of the human heart. It’s both a wrenching and wondrous world.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Walden Pond Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889710428389,"sku":"NP9780062870759","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062870759.jpg?v=1730231795","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/hollow-chest-isbn-9780062870759","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}