{"product_id":"book-ax49","title":"Amaryllis","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"This is a powerful tale of family, forgiveness, and acceptance of what life throws in our paths - but ultimately, with its almost painful realism, this is the finest depiction of war we've yet seen for young readers.\" — KIRKUS REVIEWS (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAMARYLLIS. It was the name of the ship that ran aground on Singer Island, Florida, during a hurricane in 1965. It became a battle cry for Jimmy Staples and his older brother, Frank, and a code word for going surfing together. But now that eighteen-year-old Frank is off battling the enemy (and his own addictive demons) in Vietnam and fifteen-year-old Jimmy is left to deal with the repercussions at home, \"Amaryllis\" takes on an ominous new meaning - a symbol of what happens when life places the unexpected in our paths. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCraig Crist-Evans has written a wrenching novel of a family whose internal battles chase one son away - into the clutches of a war and an enemy he could never have imagined. Told both from a soldier's view and by the brother he leaves behind, \u003ci\u003eAmaryllis\u003c\/i\u003e is an ideal choice for students learning about the Vietnam era, or for any listener curious about the reality of war.","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49341445177648,"sku":"BDax49","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/146434-ax49-Square.jpg?v=1734062098","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-ax49","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}