{"product_id":"song-of-a-blackbird-9781250869821","title":"Song of a Blackbird","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFIVE STARRED REVIEWS! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This is essential, illuminating reading.\" --R. J. Palacio, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWonder\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFight hate. Make art. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1943 Amsterdam, Emma Bergsma's world changes when she witnesses Jewish families being forcibly deported to concentration camps. That pivotal moment lights a fire within her, and she decides to join the Dutch Resistance. Before long, Emma is drawn into a clandestine world of printing presses and counterfeiters, with thousands of lives on the line. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 2011 Amsterdam, teenage Annick's world has changed as well. A search for a bone marrow donor for her beloved oma leads to a shocking revelation: her grandmother was secretly adopted as a child. The only clues to finding their lost family are a series of art prints hanging on the wall--each signed by a mysterious \"Emma B.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis timely graphic novel weaves together two timelines to reveal how art, in the face of political upheaval and nearly insurmountable adversity, can become our greatest lifeline.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maria Van Lieshout\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e First Second\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/21\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250869821","brand":"Ripon Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44150931390509,"sku":"9781250869821","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/0501\/1245\/files\/img_80211f1c-8d72-452b-9f2e-04026ab12631.jpg?v=1757339836","url":"https:\/\/riponbookstore.com\/products\/song-of-a-blackbird-9781250869821","provider":"Ripon Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}