{"product_id":"the-yellow-bird-sings-paperback","title":"The Yellow Bird Sings - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJennifer Rosner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNational Jewish Book Award Finalist \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRosner's exquisite, heart-rending debut novel is proof that there's always going to be room for another story about World War II....This is an absolutely beautiful and necessary novel, full of heartbreak but also hope, about the bond between mother and daughter, and the sacrifices made for love. \u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Poland, as World War II rages, a mother hides with her young daughter, a musical prodigy whose slightest sound may cost them their lives.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Nazi soldiers round up the Jews in their town, R za and her 5-year-old daughter, Shira, flee, seeking shelter in a neighbor's barn. Hidden in the hayloft day and night, Shira struggles to stay still and quiet, as music pulses through her and the farmyard outside beckons. To soothe her daughter and pass the time, R za tells her a story about a girl in an enchanted garden: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe girl is forbidden from making a sound, so the yellow bird sings. He sings whatever the girl composes in her head: high-pitched trills of piccolo; low-throated growls of contrabassoon. Music helps the flowers bloom. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this make-believe world, R za can shield Shira from the horrors that surround them. But the day comes when their haven is no longer safe, and R za must make an impossible choice: whether to keep Shira by her side or give her the chance to survive apart. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInspired by the true stories of Jewish children hidden during World War II, Jennifer Rosner's debut is a breathtaking novel about the unbreakable bond between a mother and a daughter. Beautiful and riveting, \u003ci\u003e The Yellow Bird Sings\u003c\/i\u003e is a testament to the triumph of hope--a whispered story, a bird's song--in even the darkest of times.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJennifer Rosner\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eOnce We Were Home \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Yellow Bird Sings\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award\u003ci\u003e; \u003c\/i\u003ethe memoir \u003ci\u003eIf A Tree Falls: A Family's Quest to Hear and Be Heard, \u003c\/i\u003eabout raising her deaf daughters in a hearing, speaking world; and a children's book, \u003ci\u003eThe Mitten String\u003c\/i\u003e, which is a Sydney Taylor Book Award Notable. Jennifer's writing has appeared in the\u003ci\u003e New York Times, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Massachusetts Review, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Forward\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. She lives in western Massachusetts with her family\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.1 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 02, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47397064278194,"sku":"9781250179784","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/ed439135d2e9676479c2ae0db5049a21.webp?v=1778021634","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-yellow-bird-sings-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}