{"product_id":"the-heaven-shop-9781554550869","title":"The Heaven Shop","description":"\u003ci\u003eThere is a lion in our village, and it is carrying away our children.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt her father's funeral, Binti's grandmother utters the words that no one in Malawi wants to hear. Binti's father and her mother before him, dies of AIDS. Binti, her sister, and brother are separated and sent to the home of relatives who can barely tolerate their presence. Ostracized by their extended family, the orphans are treated like the lowest servants. With her brother far away and her sister wallowing in her own sorrow, Binti can hardly contain her rage. She, Binti Phirim, was once a child star of a popular radio program. Now she is scraping to survive. Binti always believed she was special, now she is nothing but a common AIDS orphan. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBinti Phiri is not about to give up. Even as she clings to hope that her former life will be restored, she must face a greater challenge. If she and her brother and sister are to reunited, Binti Phiri will have to look outside herself and find a new way to be special.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCompelling and uplifting, \u003ci\u003eThe Heaven Shop\u003c\/i\u003e, is a contemporary novel that puts a very real face on the African AIDS pandemic, which to-date has orphaned more than 11 million African children. Inspired by a young radio performer the author met during her research visit to Malawi, Binti Phiri is a compelling character that readers will never forget.\u003c\/p\u003eAwards and Nominations: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOntario Library Association's Golden Oak Award winner 2006\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWinner of the 2005 Jane Addams Children's Book Award in the category of Honor Books for Older Children\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShortlisted for the 2006 Alberta Children's Choice Book Award\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Awards Honour Book for 2006\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eForeword Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 2004 Book of the Year Award finalist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Children's Africana Book Awards (CABA) 2005 Honor Book for Older Readers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice 2005\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRuth \u0026amp; Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award for Young Adult\/Middle Reader Books finalist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeborah Ellis is the internationally acclaimed author of more than twenty books for children, including the Breadwinner trilogy, The Heaven Shop, Jakeman, and Bifocal, which she co-wrote with Eric Walters. A peace activist and humanitarian, Deborah has traveled the world to meet with and hear the stories of children marginalized by poverty, war, and illness.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Fitzhenry \u0026 Whiteside","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51811638673682,"sku":"9781554550869","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_770c08c4-6443-4d93-b778-48321549764b.jpg?v=1766486925","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-heaven-shop-9781554550869","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}