{"product_id":"sarny-a-life-remembered-9780440219736","title":"Sarny: A Life Remembered","description":"So many readers have written and asked: What happened to Sarny, the young slave girl who learned to read in \u003ci\u003eNightjohn?\u003c\/i\u003e Extraordinary things happened to her, from the moment she fled the plantation in the last days of the Civil War, suddenly a free woman in search of her sold-away children, until she found them and began a new life. Sarny's story gives a panoramic view of America in a time of trial, tragedy, and hoped-for change, until her last days in the 1930s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGary Paulsen\u003c\/b\u003e is the distinguished author of many critically acclaimed books for young people, including three Newbery Honor books: \u003ci\u003eThe Winter Room, Hatchet, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDogsong\u003c\/i\u003e. He won the Margaret A. Edwards Award given by the American Library Association for his lifetime achievement in young adult literature. Among his Random House books are \u003ci\u003eRoad Trip\u003c\/i\u003e (written with his son, Jim Paulsen); \u003ci\u003eFamily Ties\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eVote\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eCrush\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eFlat Broke\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eLiar, Liar\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003ePaintings from the Cave\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eWoods Runner\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eMasters of Disaster\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eLawn Boy\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eNotes from the Dog\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Amazing Life of Birds\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eMolly McGinty Has a Really Good Day\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eHow Angel Peterson Got His Name\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e Guts\u003c\/i\u003e; and five books about Francis Tucket's adventures in the Old West. Gary Paulsen has also published fiction and nonfiction for adults. He divides his time between his home in Alaska, his ranch in New Mexico, and his sailboat on the Pacific Ocean.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Rh Childrens Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51183006712082,"sku":"9780440219736","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c77add08-3662-4a44-b724-9be08e682f6c.jpg?v=1744451723","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/sarny-a-life-remembered-9780440219736","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}