{"product_id":"the-unexpected-lives-of-ordinary-girls-hardcover","title":"The Unexpected Lives of Ordinary Girls - Hardcover","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\u003eJ. Anderson Coats\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA child of immigrants feels caught between two worlds and two selves in this powerful, luminous middle grade historical novel about self-determination, community, and what it means to belong--perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eEsperanza Rising\u003c\/i\u003e and Katherine Marsh's \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Year\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen your family comes from Eastern Europe, you get used to being called a Bohunk--someone who's ignorant, lazy, and still has Old World farm dirt in their ears. Someone from a place that people don't care enough about to learn its real name. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStanislava feels stuck in her deeply traditional Slovene community in Colorado in 1910. But when she finds a library book about an immigrant girl's college adventure, she discovers a dazzling world of opportunity. She's desperate to be like the book's heroine, Katinka, who starts life anew as Katie and is seemingly living the American dream. So, like Katie, Stanislava adopts an \"American\" name: Sylvia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSylvia fantasizes about escaping her claustrophobic life and going off to college--until her dreams are shattered when her older sister, Stina, elopes with a man their family disapproves of. Now Sylvia finds herself at a crossroads: quit school to fill Stina's role as the family's caretaker or run away from home. Stanislava would do the former. But Sylvia is determined to be free...\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJ. Anderson Coats has master's degrees in history and library science and has published short stories in numerous literary magazines and anthologies. She is the author of the acclaimed novels \u003ci\u003eThe Wicked and the Just\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Many Reflections of Miss Jane Deming\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eR Is for Rebel\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Green Children of Woolpit\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Night Ride\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as \u003ci\u003eA Season Most Unfair\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Unexpected Lives of Ordinary Girls\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives with her family in Washington State. Visit her at JAndersonCoats.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.5 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 23, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43339886329945,"sku":"9781665968614","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/6465\/9545\/files\/4f0COlWGq19781665968614.webp?v=1779441221","url":"https:\/\/warrenssanctuaryofthemind.myshopify.com\/fr\/products\/the-unexpected-lives-of-ordinary-girls-hardcover","provider":"Warren's sanctuary of the mind","version":"1.0","type":"link"}