{"product_id":"the-lost-language-paperback","title":"The Lost Language - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eClaudia Mills\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe quest to save the words of a dying language - and to find the words to save what may be a dying friendship - lies at the heart of this exquisite verse novel.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSixth grader Betsy is the one who informs her best friend, Lizard, that thousands of the world's languages are currently threatened by extinction; Betsy's mother is a linguistics professor working frantically to study dying languages before they are lost forever. But it is Lizard who, gripped by the magnitude of this loss, challenges Betsy, \"What if, instead of WRITING about dying languages, like your mom, you and I SAVED one instead?\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the girls embark on their quest to learn as much as possible of the near-extinct language of Guernésiais (spoken on the Isle of Guernsey, off the coast of France), their friendship faces unexpected strains. With Lizard increasingly obsessed with the language project, Betsy begins to seek greater independence from her controlling and charismatic friend, as well as from her controlling and charismatic mother. Then tragedy threatens Betsy's life beyond what any words can express, and Lizard does something unthinkable. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMaybe lost friendships, like lost languages, can never be completely saved. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eClaudia Mills has written many children's books, including \u003ci\u003e7 x 9 = Trouble!\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eFranklin School Friends\u003c\/i\u003e series, The \u003ci\u003eAfter-School Superstar\u003c\/i\u003e series, and \u003ci\u003eZero Tolerance\u003c\/i\u003e. She recently received the Kerlan Award for her contribution to children's literature. She was a professor of philosophy for more than two decades at the University of Colorado and is now a faculty member in the graduate programs in children's literature at Hollins University. Dr. Mills lives in Boulder, Colorado. Visit her at claudiamillsauthor.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 8.24 x 5.57 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47307709808889,"sku":"9780823452507","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/aU0zOFJZZjM1YUZvUzM2V3BhSVdwdz09.webp?v=1769340002","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-lost-language-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}