{"product_id":"what-the-night-sings-9781524700386","title":"What the Night Sings","description":"\u003cb\u003eA Morris Award Finalist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the National Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Book Thief\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas\u003c\/i\u003e comes a lushly illustrated novel about a teen Holocaust survivor who must come to terms with who she is and how to rebuild her life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A tour de force. This powerful story of love, loss, and survival is not to be missed.\" --KRISTIN HANNAH, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Nightingale\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter losing her family and everything she knew in the Nazi concentration camps, Gerta is finally liberated, only to find herself completely alone. Without her papa, her music, or even her true identity, she must move past the task of surviving and on to living her life. In the displaced persons camp where she is staying, Gerta meets Lev, a fellow teen survivor who she just might be falling for, despite her feelings for someone else. With a newfound Jewish identity she never knew she had, and a return to the life of music she thought she lost forever, Gerta must choose how to build a new future. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eWhat the Night Sings \u003c\/i\u003eis a book from the heart, of the heart, and to the heart. Vesper Stamper's Gerta will stay with you long after you turn the last page. Her story is one of hope and redemption and life--a blessing to the world.\" --Deborah Heiligman, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eCharles and Emma \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eVincent and Theo\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eWALL STREET JOURNAL\u003c\/i\u003e BEST CHILDREN'S BOOK OF 2018\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eKIRKUS REVIEWS\u003c\/i\u003e BEST BOOK OF 2018\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVesper Stamper is an author\/illustrator living in the Northeast with her husband, filmmaker Ben Stamper and her two children. She has an MFA in Illustration as Visual Essay from School of Visual Arts, NYC. Follow her on Instagram and Facebook @vesperillustration, and learn more at vesperillustration.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50492759605522,"sku":"9781524700386","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d85c6ba6-94e8-4bf9-ac8f-8e18b3a67b6f.jpg?v=1730607088","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/what-the-night-sings-9781524700386","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}