{"product_id":"a-boy-is-not-a-ghost-9781773064987","title":"A Boy Is Not a Ghost","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner, Quebec Writers' Federation Janet Savage Blachford Prize for Children and Young Adult Literature\u003cbr\u003e Finalist, Governor General's Literary Award for Young People's Literature\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eIn this sequel to the award-winning \u003cem\u003eA Boy Is Not a Bird\u003c\/em\u003e, a boy is exiled to Siberia during World War II. Based on a true story.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003eTorn from his home in Eastern Europe, with his father imprisoned in a Siberian gulag, twelve-year-old Natt finds himself stranded with other deportees in a schoolyard in Novosibirsk. And he is about to discover that life can indeed get worse than the horrific two months he and his mother have spent being transported on a bug-infested livestock train. He needs to write to his best friend, Max, but he knows the Soviet police reads everyone's mail. So Natt decides to write in code, and his letters are a lifeline, even though he never knows whether Max will receive them. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvery day becomes a question of survival, and where they might be shunted to next. When his mother is falsely arrested for stealing potatoes, Natt is truly on his own and must learn how to live the uncertain life of an exile. Practice being invisible as a ghost, change your name and identity if you have to, watch out for spies, and never draw the attention of the authorities. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEven then, he will need luck on his side if he is ever going to be reunited with his family.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Text Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eauthor's note\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIllustrations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003emap\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.3\u003cbr\u003e Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character's thoughts, words, or actions).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.3\u003cbr\u003e Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.4\u003cbr\u003e Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language such as metaphors and similes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.6\u003cbr\u003e Describe how a narrator's or speaker's point of view influences how events are described.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.7\u003cbr\u003e Analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a text (e.g., graphic novel, multimedia presentation of fiction, folktale, myth, poem). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRavel, Edeet:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eEdeet Ravel is an award-winning author of books for both young readers and adults. Her YA novel, \u003cem\u003eHeld\u003c\/em\u003e, was nominated for the CLA Young Adult Book Award and the Arthur Ellis Crime Award, and her YA novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Saver\u003c\/em\u003e, has been adapted for film and received awards around the world. Her novels for adults have won the Hugh MacLennan Prize and the Jewish Book Award and have been nominated for the Governor General's Award and the Giller Prize. Edeet was born on an Israeli kibbutz and holds a PhD in Jewish Studies from McGill University.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Groundwood Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50511234400530,"sku":"9781773064987","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_04123cc9-7b68-48ad-ab3b-25f3f1cfccba.jpg?v=1730945081","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-boy-is-not-a-ghost-9781773064987","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}