{"product_id":"black-radishes","title":"Black Radishes","description":"\u003cp\u003eSydney Taylor Honor Award Winner Black Radishes is a suspenseful WWII\/Holocaust story, in which one boy learns what it means to be Jewish and French at a time when everything is changing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Gustave doesn't want to move from the exciting city to the boring countryside, far from his cousin Jean-Paul and his best friend, the mischievous Marcel. But he has no choice. It is March of 1940, and Paris is not a safe place for Jews.\u003cbr\u003e   When Paris is captured by the Nazis, Gustave knows that Marcel, Jean-Paul, and their families must make it out of the occupied zone. And when he learns that his new friend Nicole works for the French Resistance, he comes up with a plan that just might work. But going into Occupied France is a risky thing to do when you are Jewish. And coming back alive? That is nearly impossible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd don't miss Skating with the Statue of Liberty, the gripping and poignant companion to Black Radishes, which follows Gustave as he embarks on new adventures in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for Black Radishes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Full of tension, this coming-of-age story presents a picture of life during the early days of World War II.\"-Bulletin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An excellent recent novel that can introduce readers to a wider world. . . . Meyer builds the tension by using real-life events (detailed in an author’s note) and creates in Gustave a very believable boy who behaves bravely when he must.”–The Horn Book\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Meyer shines light on the bravery of Resistance fighters, and her story...[is] a gripping read comparable to Marilyn Sachs's classic A Pocket Full of Seeds, Carol Matas's Greater Than Angels, and Norma Fox Mazer's Good Night, Maman.\"-SLJ\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Partly based on Meyer’s father’s experiences, the story derives its credibility from the vivid details...[a] fine first novel.\"-Booklist\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This debut novel, loosely based on the author's father's experiences,...raises important questions about nationalism, equality and identity and fills a void in Holocaust literature for this age group.\"-Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Sydney Taylor Honor Award Winner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book of the Year\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn Instructor Magazine Best Kids' Historical Fiction Book\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Massachusetts Book Awar Must-Read Book\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51957924626712,"sku":"9780375858222","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0787\/8203\/8296\/files\/9780375858222.jpg?v=1776267367","url":"https:\/\/lushenabooksinc.com\/products\/black-radishes","provider":"Lushena","version":"1.0","type":"link"}