{"product_id":"the-night-war-9780735228573","title":"The Night War","description":"\u003cb\u003eNow in paperback, from the two-time Newbery Honor-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe War That Saved My Life\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFighting Words\u003c\/i\u003e comes a middle grade novel set at the border between freedom and fear in World War II France, at the Chateau de Chenonceau, where a Jewish girl who has lost everything but her life must decide whether to risk even that to bring others to freedom.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"We don't choose how we feel, but we choose how we act.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's 1942. German Nazis occupy much of France. And twelve-year-old Miriam, who is Jewish, is not safe. With help and quick thinking, Miri is saved from the roundup that takes her entire Jewish neighborhood. She escapes Paris, landing in a small French village, where the spires of the famous Chateau de Chenonceau rise high into the sky, its bridge across the River Cher like a promise, a fairy tale. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Miri's life is no fairy tale. Her parents are gone--maybe alive, maybe not. Taken in at the boarding school near the chateau, pretending to be Catholic to escape Nazi capture, Miri is called upon one night to undertake a deadly task, one that spans the castle grounds, its bridge, and the very border to freedom. Here is her chance to escape--hopefully to find her parents. But will she take it? One thing is certain: The person Miri meets that night will save her life. And the person Miri becomes that night could save the lives of many more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn her return to the era of \u003ci\u003eThe War that Saved My Life\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe War I Finally Won\u003c\/i\u003e, Kimberly Brubaker Bradley brings a new and different story, one with a mystical twist, that explores a little-known slice of World War II history, a highly unusual friendship, and the power of choosing courage even when--especially when--there are no good choices to be had.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKimberly Brubaker Bradley (she\/her) is the author of Newbery Honor winners \u003ci\u003eFighting Words \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe War that Saved My Life\u003c\/i\u003e. The sequel to the latter, \u003ci\u003eThe War I Finally Won\u003c\/i\u003e, appeared on many state-award and best-books lists and was described as \"stunning\" by \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post \u003c\/i\u003eand \"honest\" and \"daring\" by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. Kimberly and her husband have two grown children and live with their dog, several po­nies, a highly opinionated mare, and a surplus of cats on a fifty-two acre farm in Bristol, Tennessee.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Young Readers Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51186440995090,"sku":"9780735228573","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a5a8e6f1-152e-4a88-854b-82def8148e2f.jpg?v=1744623928","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-night-war-9780735228573","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}