{"title":"Katherine Marsh","description":"\u003cp\u003eKatherine Marsh crafts poignant and thought-provoking stories that resonate with young readers. Her books often explore themes of identity, belonging, and resilience, inviting children to engage with real-world issues through compelling narratives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a keen eye for emotional depth and social insight, Marsh’s works, including titles like \u003cem\u003eNowhere Boy\u003c\/em\u003e, offer meaningful perspectives that inspire empathy and understanding in the hearts of children and young adults alike.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"nowhere-boy-by-katherine-marsh-9781250211453","title":"Nowhere Boy","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFourteen-year-old Ahmed is stuck in a city that wants nothing to do with him. Newly arrived in Brussels, Belgium, Ahmed fled a life of uncertainty and suffering in Syria, only to lose his father on the perilous journey. Now Ahmed is struggling to get by on his own, but with no one left to trust and nowhere to go, he's starting to lose hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThen he meets Max, a thirteen-year-old American boy. Lonely and homesick, Max is struggling at his new school and just can't seem to do anything right. But with one startling discovery, Max and Ahmed's lives collide and a friendship begins to grow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTogether, Max and Ahmed will defy the odds, learning from each other what it means to be brave and how hope can change your destiny.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48243415187692,"sku":"9781250211453","price":17.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781250211453-nowhere-boy-1.jpg?v=1787984978"},{"product_id":"the-lost-year-by-katherine-marsh-9781250909305","title":"The Lost Year","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThirteen-year-old Matthew is miserable. His journalist dad is stuck overseas indefinitely, and his mum has moved in his one-hundred-year-old great-grandmother to ride out the pandemic, adding to his stress and isolation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut when Matthew finds a tattered black-and-white photo in his great-grandmother's belongings, he discovers a clue to a hidden chapter of her past, one that will lead to a life-shattering family secret. Set in alternating timelines that connect the present-day to the 1930s and the US to the USSR, Katherine Marsh's latest novel sheds fresh light on the Holodomor - the horrific famine that killed millions of Ukrainians, and which the Soviet government covered up for decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eInspired by Marsh's own family history, \u003cem\u003eThe Lost Year\u003c\/em\u003e is an incredibly timely, page-turning story of family, survival, and sacrifice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48244607025388,"sku":"9781250909305","price":19.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781250909305-the-lost-year-1.jpg?v=1788005788"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/katherine-marsh.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}