{"product_id":"cb-stand-on-the-sky-governor-generals-award-winner","title":"CB: Stand on the Sky - Governor General's Award Winner","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eErin Bow’s Governor General’s Award-winning title — now in paperback!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eShe had always heard that the eagle chooses the eagle hunter. She wanted that. She wanted her eagle to come to her. To choose her.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt goes against all tradition for Aisulu to train an eagle, for among the Kazakh nomads, only men can fly them. But everything changes when Aisulu discovers that her brother, Serik, has been concealing a bad limp that risks not just his future as the family’s leader, but his life too.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen her parents leave to seek a cure for Serik in a distant hospital, Aisulu finds herself living with her intimidating uncle and strange auntie — and secretly caring for an orphaned baby eagle. To save her brother and keep her family from having to leave their nomadic life behind forever, Aisulu must earn her eagle’s trust and fight for her right to soar. Along the way, she discovers that family are people who choose each other, home is a place you build, and hope is a thing with feathers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eErin Bow’s lyrical middle grade debut is perfect for fans of original animal-friendship stories, in the tradition of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePax\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBecause of Winn Dixie\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis book is a part of Scholastic's Summer Reading Program!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"award-entry\"\u003eRuth and Sylvia Schwartz Award 2020, Short-listed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"award-entry\"\u003eOLA Best Bets 2019, Commended\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"award-entry\"\u003eRocky Mountain Book Award (Alberta Children's Choice) 2021, Short-listed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"award-entry\"\u003eTD Canadian Children's Literature Award 2020, Short-listed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"award-entry\"\u003eIODE Canada Violet Downey Award 2020, Short-listed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"award-entry\"\u003eGovernor General's Award for Young People's Literature - Winner 2019\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eERIN BOW\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewas born in the Midwest and studied particle physics in college, eventually working at the CERN laboratory near Geneva, Switzerland. She then decided to leave science in order to concentrate on her love of writing. Her debut novel, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlain Kate\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, won the TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award. Erin also received the Governor General’s Award for Young People’s Literature – Text for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eStand on the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. She lives in Kitchener, Ontario, with her husband James and their two children. Erin Bow can be visited online at www.erinbow.com.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"detail-product-specs__item\" data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__item--Format\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"detail-product-specs__label\" data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__label--Format\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"detail-product-specs__label\" data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__label--Format\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eErin Bow (Canadian!)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"detail-product-specs__item\" data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__item--Format\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"detail-product-specs__label\" data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__label--Format\"\u003eFormat: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"detail-product-specs__value\" data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__value--Format\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"detail-product-specs__item\" data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__item--ProductDimensionsLabel\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"detail-product-specs__label\" data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__label--ProductDimensionsLabel\"\u003eProduct dimensions: 320\u003cspan\u003e pages, 8.25in x 5.5 x 0.83 in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"detail-product-specs__item\" data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__item--ReleaseDate\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"detail-product-specs__label\" data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__label--ReleaseDate\"\u003ePublished:\u003cspan\u003e Feb 02, 2021\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"detail-product-specs__item\" data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__item--PublishedBy\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"detail-product-specs__label\" data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__label--PublishedBy\"\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"detail-product-specs__value\" data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__value--PublishedBy\"\u003eScholastic Inc.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"detail-product-specs__item\" data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__item--PublishedBy\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"detail-product-specs__value\" data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__value--PublishedBy\"\u003eRecommended for ages 9-14. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Scholastic Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48651540562176,"sku":"9781443182805","price":14.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0493\/1937\/9100\/files\/9781443182805.png?v=1777316895","url":"https:\/\/playfulmindstoys.ca\/products\/cb-stand-on-the-sky-governor-generals-award-winner","provider":"Playful Minds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}