{"product_id":"maris-hope-paperback","title":"Mari's Hope - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSandy Brehl\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Transports readers to the cold landscape of wartime Norway, as a brave, young heroine faces the cruel reality of oppression to join the underground resistance and do whatever it takes it save her family and her country.\"-- Michelle Houts, author of Winterfrost\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e MARI'S HOPE delivers the dramatic conclusion to the trilogy begun with Odin's Promise, awarded the 2014 Midwest Book Award for Children's Fiction, and Bjorn's Gift (2016).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Mari's Hope, set in a small village in occupied western Norway in the final years of World War II, young Mari has become a valued helper to the village doctor. She also plays a role in her family's efforts in the local resistance, despite ever-present dangers, especially from the snooping soldier called Goatman and from Leif, her one-time school friend, now a German collaborator.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the German war efforts falter, the pressure increases on the occupying troops to hold Norway firmly in their grip. But freedom-loving Norwegians will do their best to thwart those plans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for the series: \"An exciting look at the occupation of Norway, through the eyes of a young, brave girl.\" - Angela Cerrito, author of The Safest Lie.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 276\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.62 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 20, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42105010585735,"sku":"9781977216182","price":27.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/53c4d62cd3326f0d74936c573e8f5940.webp?v=1732430400","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/maris-hope-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}