{"product_id":"chance","title":"Chance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the SCBWI Golden Kite Award for Illustrated Books for Older Readers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of 2020\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eBest Children''s Book of 2020\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e Best Books of 2020\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e Best Books of 2020\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book\u003c\/i\u003e Fanfare 2020 Booklist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChicago Public Library Best of the Best 2020\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJewish Journal\u003c\/i\u003e Twenty of the Best 2020 (Non-Holiday) Jewish Books for Kids\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA National Jewish Book Award 2020 Finalist for Middle Grade Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 2021 Golden Dome Book Award Selection\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Harrowing, engaging and utterly honest.” —Elizabeth Wein, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“A captivating chronicle of eight turbulent years.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom a beloved voice in children’s literature comes this landmark memoir of hope amid harrowing times and an engaging and unusual Holocaust story.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith backlist sales of over 2.3 million copies, Uri Shulevitz, one of Farrar, Straus and Giroux’s most acclaimed picture-book creators, details the eight-year odyssey of how he and his Jewish family escaped the terrors of the Nazis by fleeing Warsaw for the Soviet Union in \u003ci\u003eChance\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt was during those years, with threats at every turn, that the young Uri experienced his awakening as an artist, an experience that played a key role during this difficult time. By turns dreamlike and nightmarish, this heavily illustrated account of determination, courage, family loyalty, and the luck of coincidence is a true publishing event.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57196268716414,"sku":"NW9781250370655","price":10.22,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781250370655.jpg?v=1778540284","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/chance","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}