{"product_id":"the-year-of-the-book-isbn-9780544022638","title":"The Year of the Book","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA novel to treasure with every middle-grade reader you know (NYTBR), this first Anna Wang story shows how a young Asian-American girl navigates her way around friendship and learn to accept that our diversity is what makes us unique. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In Chinese, \u003cem\u003epeng you\u003c\/em\u003e means friend. But in any language, all Anna knows for certain is that friendship is complicated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Anna needs company, she turns to her books. Whether traveling through \u003cem\u003eA Wrinkle in Time\u003c\/em\u003e, or peering over \u003cem\u003eMy Side of the Mountain\u003c\/em\u003e, books provide what real life cannot—constant companionship and insight into her changing world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBooks, however, can’t tell Anna how to find a true friend. She’ll have to discover that on her own. In the tradition of classics like Maud Hart Lovelace’s Betsy-Tacy books and Eleanor Estes’ \u003cem\u003eOne Hundred Dresses\u003c\/em\u003e, this novel subtly explores what it takes to make friends and what it means to be one.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"A gentle, affectionate take on familiar middle-grade issues and the joys of reading.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eKirkus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Tender . . . Cheng credibly portrays Anna's budding maturity.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Cheng's telling is as straightforward yet sympathetic as her self-contained main character; and Halpin's often lighthearted pencil-and-wash sketches both decorate and enrich this perceptive novel.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHorn Book \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Readers are led to discover the extraordinary within the ordinary, and to witness how kindness can draw trust and create confidence in a hesitant child.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is a remarkably pithy and nuanced portrait of a fourth-grader and her world, and the streamlined simplicity of Cheng's writing and the brief page count make it accessible.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eBulletin\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The Year of the Book was a pleasure to read and more. This is a novel to treasure and share with every middle-grade reader you know.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clarion Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44890001309925,"sku":"NP9780544022638","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780544022638.jpg?v=1730232350","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-year-of-the-book-isbn-9780544022638","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}