{"product_id":"the-blossom-and-the-firefly-9781524737924","title":"The Blossom and the Firefly","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the award-winning author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFlygirl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e comes this powerful WWII romance between two Japanese teens caught in the cogs of an unwinnable war, perfect for fans of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSalt to the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLovely War\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, and \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCode Name Verity\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJapan 1945. Taro is a talented violinist and a kamikaze pilot in the days before his first and only mission. He believes he is ready to die for his country . . . until he meets Hana. Hana hasn't been the same since the day she was buried alive in a collapsed trench during a bomb raid. She wonders if it would have been better to have died that day . . . until she meets Taro. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA song will bring them together. The war will tear them apart. Is it possible to live an entire lifetime in eight short days? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSherri L. Smith has been called an author with astonishing range and a stellar storyteller by E. Lockhart, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWe Were Liars\u003c\/i\u003e, and a truly talented writer by Jacqueline Woodson, the National Book Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eBrown Girl Dreaming\u003c\/i\u003e. Here, with achingly beautiful prose, Smith weaves a tale of love in the face of death, of hope in the face of tragedy, set against a backdrop of the waning days of the Pacific War.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-12468094\"\u003eSherri L. Smith\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/20\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.60w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781524737924\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1524737925\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-YAF\"\u003eYoung Adult Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-YAF024100\"\u003eHistorical | Military \u0026amp; Wars\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-YAF\"\u003eYoung Adult Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-YAF024030\"\u003eHistorical | Asia\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-YAF\"\u003eYoung Adult Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-YAF052030\"\u003eRomance | Historical\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSherri L. Smith is the author of several novels for young adults, including the critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eFlygirl\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOrleans\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePasadena\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the middle-grade novel \u003ci\u003eThe Toymaker's Apprentice\u003c\/i\u003e. She teaches creative writing at Goddard College and Hamline University and lives in Los Angeles, California.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42698596942061,"sku":"9781524737924","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_0beb7f1e-7542-4591-9c15-bbde458c10b7.jpg?v=1649903378","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-blossom-and-the-firefly-9781524737924","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}