{"product_id":"rose-by-the-sea-an-armenian-journey-of-courage-and-hope-9781665944137","title":"Rose by the Sea: An Armenian Journey of Courage and Hope","description":"\u003cb\u003eTwo starred reviews!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBased on the true story of the author's great-grandmother, this \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"affectingly gentle\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eReviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003epicture book about surviving the Armenian Genocide sparkles with hope and heart even amid unspeakable tragedy--perfect for readers of \u003ci\u003eThe Proudest Blue \u003c\/i\u003eand Yuyi Morales's \u003ci\u003eDreamers\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eRose is what my parents call me: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDzovinar, their rose by the sea.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDzovinar (\"zill-ven-ar\") lives with her family in Armenia, where the hillside is dotted with sheep and the apricot trees bloom every spring. She loves her home--but one day, soldiers storm her village, and she returns to an empty house. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTheir parents gone, Dzovinar and her sister are forced to flee. Afraid and alone, they journey across the desert, then over the ocean: first to France and then to America, where they hope a new future will bloom. Changed but not lost, Dzovinar takes root in a new land...forever a rose by the sea.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRebecca Rose Mooradian lives in a woodland garden in the heart of Nashville. When she's not innkeeping, chasing her babies, or gardening, she's writing words and music about how much she loves the world. \u003ci\u003eRose by the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e is her debut picture book. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMyo Yim made her debut as a children's illustrator in South Korea with \u003ci\u003eIn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e the Forest of Night\u003c\/i\u003e and has since published picture books abroad, including \u003ci\u003eRajah Street\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWilder Child\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eRose by the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work has also been featured in popular non-English magazines such as \u003ci\u003eCosmopolitan Korea\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNYLON Korea\u003c\/i\u003e. Originally from Seoul, she now lives with her husband and two boys in Byron Bay, Australia. Visit her online at MyoYim.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Atheneum Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52057823215890,"sku":"9781665944137","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6eac79f2-b884-44b5-8268-c60b4e769f8e.jpg?v=1772009327","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/rose-by-the-sea-an-armenian-journey-of-courage-and-hope-9781665944137","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}