{"title":"Helen Frost","description":"Helen Frost is the author of several books for young people, including Hidden, Diamond Willow, Salt, Crossing Stones, Room 214: A Year in Poems, and Keesha's House, which was a Michael L. Printz Honor Book.","products":[{"product_id":"crossing-stones-paperback","title":"Crossing Stones - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWritten in beautifully structured verse, Helen Frost's \u003ci\u003eCrossing Stones \u003c\/i\u003ecaptures nine months in the lives of two resilient families struggling to stay together and cross carefully, stone by stone, into a changing world.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaybe you won't rock a cradle, Muriel. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSome women seem to prefer to rock the boat.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEighteen-year-old Muriel Jorgensen lives on one side of Crabapple Creek. Her family's closest friends, the Normans, live on the other. For as long as Muriel can remember, the families' lives have been intertwined, connected by the crossing stones that span the water. But now that Frank Norman--who Muriel is just beginning to think might be more than a friend--has enlisted to fight in World War I and her brother, Ollie, has lied about his age to join him, the future is uncertain. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Muriel tends to things at home with the help of Frank's sister, Emma, she becomes more and more fascinated by the women's suffrage movement, but she is surrounded by people who advise her to keep her opinions to herself. How can she find a way to care for those she loves while still remaining true to who she is?","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50495085740255,"sku":"9781250753519","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/nKypNhard59781250753519.webp?v=1782597442"},{"product_id":"the-braid-paperback","title":"The Braid - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo sisters, Jeannie and Sarah, tell their separate yet tightly interwoven stories in alternating narrative poems. Each sister - Jeannie, who leaves Scotland during the Highland Clearances with her father, mother, and the younger children, and Sarah, who hides so she can stay behind with her grandmother - carries a length of the other's hair braided with her own. The braid binds them together when they are worlds apart and reminds them of who they used to be before they were evicted from the Western Isles, where their family had lived for many generations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe award-winning poet Helen Frost eloquently twists strand over strand of language, braiding the words at the edges of the poems to bring new poetic forms to life while intertwining the destinies of two young girls and the people who cross their paths in this unforgettable novel. An author's note describes the inventive poetic form in detail. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Braid\u003c\/i\u003e is a 2007 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50495850053855,"sku":"9780374300715","price":18.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/LqyJNWTK4J9780374300715.webp?v=1782608511"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/helen-frost.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}