{"product_id":"a-nancy-willard-reader-selected-poetry-and-prose-9781480481718","title":"A Nancy Willard Reader: Selected Poetry and Prose","description":"\u003cb\u003eSelections from Nancy Willard's acclaimed volumes of poetry and prose\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis diverse collection features some of Nancy Willard's most critically lauded poetry--including works from her Newbery Medal-winning volume, \u003ci\u003eA Visit to William Blake's Inn\u003c\/i\u003e--as well as her short fiction and four unconventional essays on writing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHens, children, magic bottles, and the moon are just some of the characters running through the luminous musings gathered here. \"How to Stuff a Pepper\" becomes a heady discourse on the thoughts and sleeping habits of peppers. \"The Doctrine of the Leather-Stocking Jesus\" and \"The Hucklebone of a Saint\" are tales about the power of superstition to shape our lives. Other stories showcase favorite Willard themes about God, religion, and the magic and mysticism in everyday life--and the ancestors, guardians, saints, and spirits who, in Willard's words, come back \"once in a while to keep an eye on us, the living.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA paean to the power of storytelling, \u003ci\u003eA Nancy Willard Reader \u003c\/i\u003eis an essential volume for poetry and fiction lovers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nancy Willard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Road Integrated Media LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/13\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 229\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.78d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781480481718","brand":"Open Road Integrated Media LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42710677454985,"sku":"9781480481718","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_9afcedac-1a8c-4d6b-b581-c5940cbdd438.jpg?v=1719542517","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/a-nancy-willard-reader-selected-poetry-and-prose-9781480481718","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}