{"product_id":"chosen-8","title":"Chosen By Potok, Chaim","description":"\u003cb\u003eA coming-of-age classic about two Jewish boys growing up in Brooklyn in the 1940s, this “profound and universal” (\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e) story of faith, family, tradition, and assimilation remains deeply pertinent today.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Works of this caliber should be occasion for singing in the streets and shouting from the rooftops.” —\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt’s the spring of 1944 and fifteen-year-olds Reuven Malter and Danny Saunders have lived five blocks apart all their lives. But they’ve never met, not until the day an accident at a softball game sparks an unlikely friendship. Soon these two boys—one expected to become a Hasidic rebbe, the other at ease with secular America—are drawn into one another’s worlds despite a father’s strong opposition.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSet against the backdrop of World War II and the creation of the state of Israel, \u003ci\u003eThe Chosen\u003c\/i\u003e is a poignant novel about transformation and tradition, growing up and growing wise, and finding yourself—even if it might mean disappointing those you love.","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57821244555646,"sku":"NW9781501142468","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781501142468.jpg?v=1786189437","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-usa\/products\/chosen-8","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}