{"product_id":"what-i-was-9780452290235","title":"What I Was","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the 2016 recipient of the Astrid Lindgren award and author of international bestseller \u003ci\u003eHow I Live Now, \u003c\/i\u003eNational Book Award\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003efinalist \u003ci\u003ePicture Me Gone\u003c\/i\u003e, and most recently \u003ci\u003eJonathan Unleashed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFinn was a beautiful orphan. H was a prep school misfit. On a September afternoon many years ago they met on a beach on the coast of England, near the ancient fisherman's hut Finn was squatting in with his woodstove, a case of books, a striped blanket and a cat. H insinuates his way into Finn's life--his blazing wood fires and fishing expeditions. Their friendship deepens, offering H the freedom and human connection that has always eluded him. But all too soon the idyll of their relationship is shaken by a heart-wrenching scandal. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eWhat I Was\u003c\/i\u003e is the unforgettable story of H at the end of his life looking back on this friendship, which has shaped and obsessed him for nearly a century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Meg Rosoff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/30\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.76h x 4.92w x 0.53d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780452290235\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e123771 \/ What I Was\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/04\/2009 pg. 20\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeg Rosoff grew up in Boston and worked in advertising for fifteen years before writing her first novel, \u003ci\u003eHow I Live Now\u003c\/i\u003e, which has sold more than one million copies in thirty-six territories. It won the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, the Printz Award, was short-listed for the Orange Prize and made into a film. Her subsequent five novels have been awarded or short-listed for, among others, the Carnegie Medal and the National Book Award. The laureate of the 2016 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, she lives in London with her husband, daughter, and two dogs. Her most recent novel is \u003ci\u003eJonathan Unleashed.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44232159068275,"sku":"9.78045E+12","price":28.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_d80bcab1-306b-4418-9097-8f169a4d7e6c.jpg?v=1768656944","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/what-i-was-9780452290235","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}