{"product_id":"stay-where-you-are-and-then-leave-9781250062864","title":"Stay Where You Are and Then Leave","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe next work of historical fiction from the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas, \u003c\/i\u003eJohn Boyne's\u003ci\u003e Stay Where You Are and Then Leave \u003c\/i\u003eis a touching look at the effects war has on a family.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe day the First World War broke out, Alfie Summerfield's father promised he wouldn't go away to fight--but he broke that promise the following day. Four years later, Alfie doesn't know where his father might be, other than that he's away on a special, secret mission. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen, while shining shoes at King's Cross Station, Alfie unexpectedly sees his father's name on a sheaf of papers belonging to a military doctor. Bewildered and confused, Alfie realizes his father is in a hospital close by--a hospital treating soldiers with shell shock. Alfie isn't sure what shell shock is, but he is determined to rescue his father from this strange, unnerving place. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis title has Common Core connections.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Boyne\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Ireland in 1971 and is the author of several novels. Boyne's celebrated \u003ci\u003eThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas\u003c\/i\u003e was winner of the Irish Book Award Children's Book of the Year, as well as numerous other awards and commendations. It was longlisted for the Carnegie Medal and the International IMPAC Literary Award and was made into a Miramax feature film. His novels are published in over 40 languages. He lives in Dublin, Ireland. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOliver Jeffers\u003c\/b\u003e is an author and illustrator.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Square Fish","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50620716843282,"sku":"9781250062864","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4423d812-44d3-44fb-b624-ec77d85aea07.jpg?v=1732571933","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/stay-where-you-are-and-then-leave-9781250062864","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}