{"product_id":"a-sitting-in-st-james-9780062367297","title":"A Sitting in St. James","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Boston Globe\/Horn Book Award!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e7 starred reviews! \u003c\/strong\u003e\"M\u003cstrong\u003eonumental.\" --\u003cem\u003eBooklist \u003c\/em\u003e(starred review) * \"A marathon masterpiece.\"--\u003cem\u003eKirkus \u003c\/em\u003e(starred review) * \"Necessary.\"--\u003cem\u003eSLJ \u003c\/em\u003e(starred review) * \"Shocking and dramatic.\"--\u003cem\u003eShelf Awareness \u003c\/em\u003e(starred review) * \"Mesmerizing, confounding and vividly rendered.\"--\u003cem\u003eBook Page \u003c\/em\u003e(starred review) * \"Williams-Garcia's storytelling is magnificent; her voice honest and authentic.\"--\u003cem\u003eHorn Book \u003c\/em\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis astonishing novel from three-time National Book Award finalist Rita Williams-Garcia about the interwoven lives of those bound to a plantation in antebellum America is an epic masterwork--empathetic, brutal, and entirely human--and essential reading for both teens and adults grappling with the long history of American racism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e1860, Louisiana\u003c\/em\u003e. After serving as mistress of Le Petit Cottage for more than six decades, Madame Sylvie Guilbert has decided, in spite of her family's objections, to sit for a portrait.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile Madame plots her last hurrah, stories that span generations--from the big house to out in the fields--of routine horrors, secrets buried as deep as the family fortune, and the tangled bonds of descendants and enslaved, come to light to reveal a true portrait of the Guilberts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRita Williams-Garcia is one of the preeminent authors of our time. She has been honored with the Children's Literature Lecture Award from the American Library Association. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliams-Garcia, Rita:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRita Williams-Garcia\u003c\/strong\u003e's Newbery Honor Book, \u003cem\u003eOne Crazy Summer\u003c\/em\u003e, was a winner of the Coretta Scott King Author Award, a National Book Award finalist, the recipient of the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction, and a \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller. The two sequels, \u003cem\u003eP.S. Be Eleven\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eGone Crazy in Alabama\u003c\/em\u003e, were both Coretta Scott King Author Award winners and ALA Notable Children's Books. Her novel \u003cem\u003eClayton Byrd Goes Underground\u003c\/em\u003e was a National Book Award finalist and winner of the NAACP Image Award for Youth\/Teen Literature. Rita is also the author of five other distinguished novels for young adults: \u003cem\u003eJumped\u003c\/em\u003e, a National Book Award finalist; \u003cem\u003eNo Laughter Here\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEvery Time a Rainbow Dies\u003c\/em\u003e (a \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e Best Children's Book), \u003cem\u003eFast Talk on a Slow Track\u003c\/em\u003e (all ALA Best Books for Young Adults); and \u003cem\u003eBlue Tights\u003c\/em\u003e. Rita Williams-Garcia lives in Jamaica, New York, with her husband and has two adult daughters. You can visit her online at www.ritawg.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quill Tree Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50481998987538,"sku":"9780062367297","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_69fe4010-0672-439e-a8bf-5e0382189ab7.jpg?v=1730337445","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-sitting-in-st-james-9780062367297","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}