{"product_id":"lilys-crossing-isbn-9780440414537","title":"Lily's Crossing","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis “brilliantly told” (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e) Newbery Honor Book gives readers a sense of what it was like to be on the American home front while our soldiers were away fighting in World War II.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e As in past years, Lily will spend the summer in Rockaway, in her family’s summer house by the Atlantic Ocean. But this summer of 1944, World War II has changed everyone’s life. Lily’s best friend, Margaret, has moved to a wartime factory town, and, much worse, Lily’s father is going overseas to the war.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e There’s no one Lily’s age in Rockaway until the arrival of Albert, a refugee from Hungary with a secret sewn into his coat. Albert has lost most of his family in the war; he’s been through things Lily can’t imagine. But soon they form a special friendship. Now Lily and Albert have secrets to share: They both have told lies, and Lily has told one that may cost Albert his life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNamed a 1998 Newbery Honor Book, an ALA Notable Book, and a \u003cb\u003eBoston Globe--Horn Book\u003c\/b\u003e Honor Book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Details...are woven with great effect into a realistic story.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eThe Horn Book Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e, starred\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Exceptional characterizations and a robust story line...this has all the ingredients that best reward readers.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Brilliantly told.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"With wry comedy and intense feeling...Giff gets across a strong sense of what it was like on the home front during World War II...The friendship story is beautifully drawn.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eBooklist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatricia Reilly\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eGiff \u003c\/b\u003ehas recieved the Newbery Honor for \u003ci\u003ePictures of Hollis Woods\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Lily’s Crossing\u003c\/i\u003e, which is also a \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe–Horn Book \u003c\/i\u003eHonor Book. \u003ci\u003eNory Ryan’s Song\u003c\/i\u003e was named an ALA Best Book for Young Adults and an ALA Notable Book.He couldn't hear her, but in another flash he saw her, she was sure.  And the rest of it seemed to be in slow motion.  The next wave was so swollen, so tremendously high, that it pulled his boat up, and up, and the boat poised there on the crest for an instant, motionless.  She could see him clearly, the orange of his life jacket standing out even in the darkness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen, as the wave slid out from under the boat, she could see the forward part rising, almost straight up.  Lily watched it, breathless, as it slid back, and in that second, Albert was tossed into the sea.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe could see the orange life jacket a little longer, but after only seconds a wave pulled her boat in one direction and Albert in another and he disappeared.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe kept calling, kept trying to turn the boat in circles, glancing at the lights on the boardwalk to mark her place, watching for the streaks of lightning to show her where he was.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe veered away from his empty boat, which was spinning first high on a wave, then into the crest.  In another flash she saw him again, just the quickest glimpse, the orange life jacket, and his dark head above the water.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I'm here,\" she yelled, not sure he had heard her, or even seen her, and then another wave came, a mountain of a swell that moved toward them, pushing Albert toward her.  Lily could see him turning toward her, his mouth open.  He was gulping water, and she reached out, and by some miracle, her hand hooked around the top of the jacket.  She held it, feeling her nails rip, but knowing she wouldn't let go, even if she was pulled out of the boat.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut the wave was past them now, and the water grew calm just for the second he needed to grip the boat, and she pulled at his jacket with both hands until he tumbled into the boat.","brand":"Yearling","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304411779301,"sku":"NP9780440414537","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780440414537.jpg?v=1767731484","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/lilys-crossing-isbn-9780440414537","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}