{"product_id":"9780312371333","title":"The Truth About Sparrows","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Truth About Sparrows\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Marian Hale\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"The Wynns are an unforgettable family. The details of their struggle to survive the Great Depression will linger long after the last page has been read.\"-Ann M. Martin, winner of the Newbery Honor for \u003c\/i\u003eA Corner of the Universe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA stunning debut novel about \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ethe true meaning of home\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSadie Wynn doesn't want a new life; her old one suits her just fine. But times are hard in drought-plagued Missouri, and Daddy thinks they'll be better off in Texas. Sadie hates this strange new place, where even children must work at the cannery to help make ends meet and people are rude to her disabled father.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYet when trouble comes, it is the kindness of these new neighbors that helps the family make it through. And no one helps more than Dollie, a red-headed chatterbox of a girl who just might become a good friend-if Sadie gives her half a chance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Truth About Sparrows\u003c\/i\u003e is a 2005 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[A] deeply affecting story . . . Hale's evocative, sure prose . . . brings alive the setting and the family's survival challenges with cinematic detail that's reminiscent of the Little House books.” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist, starred review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“What could have been just another surviving-the-Depression story is, instead a beautifully realized work, memorable for its Gulf Coast setting and the luminous voice of Sadie Wynn. An important addition to the genre from a new voice.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Hale has created a character with a strong, lyrical voice. She describes the coastal area so vividly that \u003ci\u003eSparrows\u003c\/i\u003e is a breath of fresh air even when it brings tears to your eyes.” —\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[T]riumphant and memorable, as is her entire family--who not only endure the Depression but emerge stronger from it.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLong-listed Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year, Long-listed NYPLC Children's Books 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780312371333\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Square Fish","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40673501675726,"sku":"9780312371333","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_21025176-9e7a-431f-be49-a535135f6434.jpg?v=1639886108","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780312371333","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}