{"product_id":"the-light-between-us-a-novel-of-world-war-ii","title":"This Light Between Us: A Novel of World War II","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWinner of the American Library Association's Asi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ean\/Pacific American Award for Literature\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor readers of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Librarian Of Auschwitz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThis Light Between Us\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a powerfully affecting story of World War II about the unlikeliest of pen pals―a Japanese American boy and a French Jewish girl―as they fight to maintain hope in a time of war.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e“I remember visiting Manzanar and standing in the windswept plains where over ten\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethousand internees were once imprisoned, their voices cut off. I remember how much I wanted to write a story that did right by them. Hopefully this book delivers.”―\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAndrew Fukuda\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1935, ten-year-old Alex Maki from Bainbridge Island, Washington is disgusted when he’s forced to become pen pals with Charlie Lévy of Paris, France―a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003egirl\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. He thought she was a boy. In spite of Alex’s reluctance, their letters continue to fly across the Atlantic―and along with them, the shared hopes and dreams of friendship. Until the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the growing Nazi persecution of Jews force them to confront the darkest aspects of human nature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the desolation of an internment camp on the plains of Manzanar to the horrors of Auschwitz and the devastation of European battlefields, the only thing they can hold onto are the memories of their letters. But nothing can dispel the light between them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Old County Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42224362422351,"sku":"","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/6666\/8367\/files\/81RJTh1kY4L._SL1500.jpg?v=1729527221","url":"https:\/\/crazyfourbookscoffee.com\/products\/the-light-between-us-a-novel-of-world-war-ii","provider":"Crazy Four Books \u0026 Coffee","version":"1.0","type":"link"}