{"product_id":"the-big-black-bird-paperback","title":"The Big Black Bird - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStefanie Höfler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSusanne Labrake\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eLynette Raven\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlong with the shouts of the paramedics there was a type of pumping sound and a kind of clicking noise. In between that was a ghostly silence. Shout-pump-click-silence. Shout-pump-click-silence. Shout-pump-click-silence.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Stand back. Clear.' And then, just before my dad left me in the hall and went back into the bedroom, I heard a softly spoken, 'There's nothing more we can do'.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe day that fourteen-year-old Ben's mother suddenly dies is a bright and sunny October morning, and leaves Ben, his younger brother 'Crumb' and their father to experience loss first hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBen draws the reader into his world of learning to adapt to a completely new life, including dealing with the discomfort of classmates and friends, and establishing a different relationship with his father as he, too, struggles with his own shock and grief. Whilst memories of his mother constantly surface, Ben discovers that even if things are suddenly no longer the same as they once were, life not only goes on, but is filled with new and wonderful things.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNominated for the Young Adult Literature Prize in Germany.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOn the recommended reading list of 'The Silver Feather' (German Medical Association).\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eListed as one of the seven best books for young readers (Deutschlandfunk - a German public broadcasting company).\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 182\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.42 x 7.05 x 4.48 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 31, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50565241176287,"sku":"9781068540011","price":18.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/jO9zGFKzEl9781068540011.webp?v=1783929285","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/the-big-black-bird-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}