{"product_id":"the-matchbox-diary-9780763676384","title":"The Matchbox Diary","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Instantly engrossing, free of self-pity, and resonant with resilience and gratitude . . . A powerful introduction to the American immigrant story.\" --\u003ci\u003e Publishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen a little girl visits her great-grandfather, she asks about the collection of matchboxes harboring objects she can hold in her hand, each one evoking a memory. Together they tell of his journey from Italy to a new country, before he could read and write: the olive pit his mother gave him to suck on when there wasn't enough food; a bottle cap he saw on his way to the boat; a ticket still retaining the thrill of his first baseball game. Newbery Medalist Paul Fleischman and acclaimed illustrator Bagram Ibatoulline tell a breathtaking immigration tale with appeal across generations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16595033\"\u003ePaul Fleischman\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Candlewick Press (MA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/02\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.40h x 9.50w x 0.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780763676384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0763676381\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-JUV\"\u003eJuvenile Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-JUV013030\"\u003eFamily | Multigenerational\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-JUV\"\u003eJuvenile Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-JUV039250\"\u003eSocial Themes | Emigration, Immigration \u0026amp; Refugees\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-JUV\"\u003eJuvenile Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-JUV016040\"\u003eHistorical | Europe\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Fleischman\u003c\/b\u003e won the Newbery Medal for \u003ci\u003eJoyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices\u003c\/i\u003e and a Newbery Honor for \u003ci\u003eGraven Images\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of numerous picture books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Animal Hedge\u003c\/i\u003e, also illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline, and \u003ci\u003eThe Dunderheads\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Dunderheads Behind Bars\u003c\/i\u003e, both illustrated by David Roberts. Paul Fleischman lives in Maine. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBagram Ibatoulline \u003c\/b\u003ehas illustrated many acclaimed books for children, including \u003ci\u003eThe Animal Hedge\u003c\/i\u003e by Paul Fleischman; \u003ci\u003eOn the Blue Comet \u003c\/i\u003eby Rosemary Wells;\u003ci\u003e The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane and Great Joy\u003c\/i\u003e, both by Kate DiCamillo;\u003ci\u003e The Serpent Came to Gloucester\u003c\/i\u003e by M. T. Anderson; and \u003ci\u003eHana in the Time of the Tulips\u003c\/i\u003e by Deborah Noyes. He lives in Pennsylvania.","brand":"Candlewick Press (MA)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48108916801773,"sku":"9780763676384","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_89433386-ac83-4512-a41f-5e6c58250a8f.jpg?v=1747589302","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-matchbox-diary-9780763676384","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}