{"product_id":"all-the-broken-pieces","title":"All the Broken Pieces","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"This book was originally published in hardcover by Scholastic in 2009.\"--Title page verso.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAnn Burg's debut novel, \n\u003ci\u003eAll the Broken Pieces\u003c\/i\u003e, was named an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, a Jefferson Cup award winner and an IRA Notable Book for a Global Society, among its many honors. All of her subsequent novels in verse have garnered multiple awards and starred reviews. \n\u003ci\u003eSerafina's Promise\u003c\/i\u003e was named an ALA Notable, a Parents' Choice Gold Award Winner, and an NAACP Image Award finalist. \n\u003ci\u003eUnbound\u003c\/i\u003e was the winner of the New-York Historical Society Children's History Book Prize, the Christopher Award, and an Arnold Adoff Poetry Honor. \n\u003ci\u003eFlooded\u003c\/i\u003e was a Bank Street College Claudia Lewis Award winner, a Bank Street College Best Children's Book (with outstanding merit), and a Junior Library Guild selection. Burg worked as an English teacher for ten years before becoming a full-time writer. She lives in Rhinebeck, New York, with her family. Visit her online at annburg.com.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJefferson Cup Award WinnerBooklist Editors' ChoiceALA Best Book for Young AdultsIRA Notable Book for a Global Society*\"...[a] stirring debut novel...will make readers want to rush to the end and then return to the beginning again to make connections between past, present, friends and enemies.\"--Booklist, starred review*\"The verse form carries highly charged emotions and heavy content with elegiac simplicity.\"--Kirkus, starred review*\"Using spare free verse, first-time novelist Burg beautifully evokes the emotions of a Vietnamese adoptee as he struggles to come to terms with his past.\"--Publishers Weekly, starred review\"...the story is a lovely, moving one.\"--School Library Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAn award-winning debut novel from a stellar new voice in middle grade fiction. \n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMatt Pin would like to forget: war torn Vietnam, bombs that fell like dead crows, and the terrible secret he left behind. But now that he is living with a caring adoptive family in the United States, he finds himself forced to confront his past. And that means choosing between silence and candor, blame and forgiveness, fear and freedom.By turns harrowing, dreamlike, sad, and triumphant, this searing debut novel, written in lucid verse, reveals an unforgettable perspective on the lasting impact of war and the healing power of love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Burg, Ann E\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scholastic Paperbacks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePub Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 2012-03-01\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC:\u003c\/b\u003e Juvenile Fiction|Historical|United States - 20th Century|Juvenile Fiction|Historical|Military \u0026amp; Wars|Juvenile Fiction|Asian American \u0026amp; Pacific Islander|Juvenile Fiction|Family|Adoption|Juvenile Fiction|Social Themes|General (see also headings under Family)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubjects:\u003c\/b\u003e Vietnamese Americans|Novels in verse|Psychological aspects|Adoption|Vietnam War, 1961-1975\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780545080934\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eASIN:\u003c\/b\u003e -\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKU:\u003c\/b\u003e SP-9780545080934\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scholastic Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51153997332758,"sku":"SP-9780545080934","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9780545080934_spiral.png?v=1774929934","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/all-the-broken-pieces","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}