{"product_id":"the-stray-and-the-strangers-9781773063812","title":"The Stray and the Strangers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBased on a true story, a stray dog befriends an orphan boy in a refugee camp on a Greek island. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe fishermen on Lesvos call her Kanella because of her cinnamon color. She's a scrawny, nervous stray -- easily intimidated by the harbor cats and the other dogs that compete for handouts on the pier.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOne spring day a dinghy filled with weary, desperate strangers comes to shore. Other boats follow, laden with refugees who are homeless and hungry. Kanella knows what that is like, and she follows them as they are taken to a makeshift refugee camp. There she comes to trust a bearded man, an aid worker, and gradually settles into a contented routine. Kanella grows healthy and confident. She has a job now -- to keep watch over the people in her camp.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOne day, a little boy arrives and does not leave like the others. He seems to have no family and, like Kanella, he is taken in by the workers. He sleeps on a cot in the food hut, and Kanella keeps him warm and calm. When two new adults come to the camp. Kanella is ready to defend the boy from them, until she is pulled away by the bearded man. They are the boy's parents, and now he must go with them.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEventually, the camp is dismantled, and Kanella finds herself homeless again. Until one night, huddled in the cold, she awakens to see two bright lights shining in her eyes -- the headlights of a car. The bearded man has come back for her, and soon Kanella is on a journey, too, to a new home of her own.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Text Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e maps\u003cbr\u003e illustrations\u003cbr\u003e author's note\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.6\u003cbr\u003e Describe how a narrator's or speaker's point of view influences how events are described.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeighton, Steven:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eSteven Heighton is an award-winning author of poetry, novels and short stories. His work has been translated into ten languages, and his most recent novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Nightingale Won't Let You Sleep\u003c\/em\u003e, described as a literary thriller, was published to rave reviews in 2017. His most recent volume of poetry, \u003cem\u003eThe Waking Comes Late\u003c\/em\u003e, won the 2016 Governor General's Award for Poetry. He is also a fiction reviewer for the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e, and he has taught and presented at universities and literary festivals around the world. \u003cem\u003eThe Stray and the Strangers\u003c\/em\u003e is his first work for young readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIwai, Melissa:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eMelissa Iwai is the illustrator of more than 30 books, including \u003cem\u003eNight Shift Daddy\u003c\/em\u003e by Eileen Spinelli.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Groundwood Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50642054807826,"sku":"9781773063812","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_be06c57e-05d2-405e-aa99-8476b511b7c4.jpg?v=1733054580","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-stray-and-the-strangers-9781773063812","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}