{"product_id":"sand-chronicles-vol-1-9781421514772","title":"Sand Chronicles, Vol. 1","description":"\u003cb\u003eCan the sands of time heal all wounds?; Can the sands of time bury the pain of the past?\u003c\/b\u003e \r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwelve-year-old Ann and her divorced mother move from big city Tokyo to her mother's rural hometown. As the years pass, Ann learns to trust and depend on her new friends--Daigo and aristocratic siblings Fuji and Shika. But when Ann moves back to Tokyo to be with her father, will she be able to maintain a long-distance relationship with Daigo? \r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter her parents get divorced, Ann Uekusa and her mother move from Tokyo to rural Shimane. Accustomed to the anonymity of city living, Ann can't get used to the almost overbearing kindness of the people in her mother's hometown. But when personal tragedy strikes, Ann discovers how much she needs that kindness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hinako Ashihara\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Viz Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Sand Chronicles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.48h x 5.50w x 0.62d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781421514772\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Young Adult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/21\/2008 pg. 161\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2008 pg. 83\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2008 pg. 150\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eALA Graphic Novels for Teens\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2009 pg. 20\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout The Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHinako Ashihara won the 50th Shogakukan Manga Award for \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunadokei (Sand Chronicles)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e. She debuted with \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSono hanashi Okotowari Shimasu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e in \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBessatsu Shojo Comics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e in 1994. Her other works include \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSOS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eForbidden Dance\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTen-nen Bitter Chocolate\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Hinako Ashihara","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42887731314751,"sku":"9781421514772","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/0710\/5855\/files\/9781421514772.jpg?v=1770396791","url":"https:\/\/casitamanga.com\/products\/sand-chronicles-vol-1-9781421514772","provider":"Casita Manga","version":"1.0","type":"link"}