{"product_id":"49-days-agnes-lee-paperback","title":"49 Days -- Agnes Lee, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A deeply moving exploration of life after death, making peace with regret and life's inevitabilities, and learning how to move on.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBest of the Year: BookPage - NYPL - Chicago Public Library - Kirkus - CCBC\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDay 1\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGotta get up. Gotta keep moving. This map - it says I have to cross over here. Wait, what's that...? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd so begins a graphic novel story unlike any other: \u003ci\u003e49 Days\u003c\/i\u003e. In Buddhist tradition, a person must travel for forty-nine days after they die, before they can fully cross over. Here in this book, readers travel with one Korean American girl, Kit, on her journey, while also spending time with her family and friends left behind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAgnes Lee has captivated readers across the world for years with her illustrations for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Metropolitan Diary. Her debut graphic novel is an unforgettable story of death, grief, love, and how we keep moving forward. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eP R A I S E\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e★ \"49 Days is an unusual, profoundly moving graphic novel whose elegance belies its complexity and whose emotional impact only grows upon rereading.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBookPage\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e (starred)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e★ \"A gorgeous, resonating, even mystical creation with little text, overflowing with unsaid feelings... Gently, nudgingly, Lee brilliantly intertwines the past, present, and future.\"\n\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBooklist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e (starred)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e★ \"A moving portrayal of mortality and its aftermath.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKirkus\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e (starred)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Middle and high school readers will relate to the universal experiences of love, loss, and family tradition.\"\n\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Expressive, fluid...an exemplar of what it means to trust the audience.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Agnes Lee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Levine Querido\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3\/5\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.85 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.66\" H x 6.54\" L x 1.26\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781646143757\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Uncle Jon's Book Factory","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47023994929306,"sku":"9781646143757","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/3015\/4138\/files\/9781646143757_007e8c9b-2fe3-442c-bcd8-770dc2e9a409.jpg?v=1769251566","url":"https:\/\/unclejonsbookfactory.com\/products\/49-days-agnes-lee-paperback","provider":"Uncle Jon's Book Factory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}