{"product_id":"anna-and-the-swallow-man-1","title":"Anna and the Swallow Man","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller\u003cbr\u003e A \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of the Year \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eA\u003ci\u003e Shelf Awareness \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003eA\u003ci\u003e Bulletin \u003c\/i\u003eBlue Ribbon Book\u003cbr\u003e Winner of the Indies Choice Book Award \u003cbr\u003e Winner of the Sydney Taylor Book Award \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Exquisite.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is masterly storytelling.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA stunning, beautiful, and ambitious debut novel set in Poland during the Second World War perfect for readers of \u003ci\u003eAll the Light We Cannot See \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Book Thief.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Kraków, 1939. A million marching soldiers and a thousand barking dogs. This is no place to grow up. Anna Lania is just seven years old when the Germans take her father, a linguistics professor, during their purge of intellectuals in Poland. She's alone. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e And then Anna meets the Swallow Man. He is a mystery, strange and tall, a skilled deceiver with more than a little magic up his sleeve. And when the soldiers in the streets look at him, they see what he wants them to see. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Swallow Man is not Anna's father--she knows that very well--but she also knows that, like her father, he's in danger of being taken, and like her father, he has a gift for languages: Polish, Russian, German, Yiddish, even Bird. When he summons a bright, beautiful swallow down to his hand to stop her from crying, Anna is entranced. She follows him into the wilderness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Over the course of their travels together, Anna and the Swallow Man will dodge bombs, tame soldiers, and even, despite their better judgment, make a friend. But in a world gone mad, everything can prove dangerous. Even the Swallow Man. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Destined to become a classic, Gavriel Savit's stunning debut reveals life's hardest lessons while celebrating its miraculous possibilities.","brand":"Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67550476763368,"sku":"9780553513349","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0810\/9539\/3512\/files\/imageloader_41d04a79-195d-45f5-bfba-5c25d7bbe44a.jpg?v=1790376071","url":"https:\/\/shop.kuumba.app\/products\/anna-and-the-swallow-man-1","provider":"Kuumba","version":"1.0","type":"link"}