{"product_id":"a-bit-of-earth","title":"A Bit of Earth","description":"\u003cp data-sleek-node-id=\"dzCJ7y\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sleek-node-id=\"8yFeW6\"\u003eGrowing up in Pakistan, Maria Latif has been bounced between reluctant relatives for as long as she can remember—first because of her parents’ constant travel, and then because of their deaths. Maria has always been a difficult child, and it never takes long for her guardians to tire of her. So when old friends of her parents offer to “give her a better life” in the United States, Maria is shipped to a host family across the world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-sleek-node-id=\"8eyhRT\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sleek-node-id=\"JUVnN9\"\u003eWhen Maria arrives on Long Island, things are not quite what she was expecting. Mr. Clayborne has left on an extended business trip, Mrs. Clayborne seems emotionally fraught, and inexplicable things keep happening in the Claybornes’ sprawling house. And then Maria finds a locked gate to an off-limits garden. Since she’s never been good at following rules, Maria decides to investigate and discovers something she never thought she’d find: a place where she feels at home.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-sleek-node-id=\"VU2WMS\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sleek-node-id=\"QElnY4\"\u003eWith a prickly main character, a sullen boy, two friendly allies, and a locked garden, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-sleek-node-id=\"T7jpaI\"\u003eA Bit of Earth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-sleek-node-id=\"hHP7Nd\"\u003e has everything a reader could want from a retelling of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-sleek-node-id=\"DZQyuV\"\u003eThe Secret Garden\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-sleek-node-id=\"HCOWzL\"\u003e. Karuna Riazi’s evocative prose is interspersed with poetic verses, illuminating each character’s search for a place they can truly call home. This tender yet incisive reimagining of a classic work will captivate fans of the original—and widen the appeal for a modern audience.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Greenwillow Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44522871816374,"sku":null,"price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/8208\/9398\/files\/earth.jpg?v=1769445487","url":"https:\/\/www.mykidshq.com\/products\/a-bit-of-earth","provider":"My Kids HQ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}