{"product_id":"arams-choice-9781550413540","title":"Aram's Choice","description":"\u003cbr\u003eEmbark on this gripping adventure!\u003cp\u003eAram is like all the boys exiled in Greece. He has survived the Armenian genocide in Turkey and now lives in an orphanage. He can never return home. One day Aram learns that he will be one of fifty boys who will start a new life in a country called Canada. What does he know of this distant land? There is snow, lots to eat, and no war. But most important of all, Aram has heard that the trees are covered in gold. All he will have to do is pluck the gold off the branches and he will have enough money to bring his grandmother out to join him. But first he must get there.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAram is about to embark on a long adventure. Will he find a land of endless riches, or a place he can finally call home?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA great adventure story for boys\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIllustrations are historically accurate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThird title in the \u003ci\u003eNew Beginnings\u003c\/i\u003e series (see below)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e Marsha Skrypuch is the author of many books for children, including \u003ci\u003eSilver Threads\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEnough\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Hunger and Hope's War\u003c\/i\u003e. Her novel about the Armenian genocide, \u003ci\u003eNobody's Child\u003c\/i\u003e, was nominated for the Red Maple Award, the Alberta Rocky Mountain Book Award, the B.C. Stellar Award; and it was listed by Resource Links as a Best Book. \u003ci\u003eAram's Choice\u003c\/i\u003e is based on the story of Kevork Kevorkian, one of the original Georgetown Boys - a group of Armenian orphans brought to Georgetown, Ontario, in 1923. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Muriel Wood is acclaimed for the accurate historical detail in her illustrations. She is the illustrator of \u003ci\u003eApples and Angel Ladders\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eScared Sarah\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Olden Days Coat\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAnne of Green Gables\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOld Bird\u003c\/i\u003e. Muriel lives in Port Hope, Ontario. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Fitzhenry \u0026 Whiteside","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51384110252306,"sku":"9781550413540","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_72ead1e2-4dc6-4219-8c5d-222933864e02.jpg?v=1750163891","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/arams-choice-9781550413540","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}