{"product_id":"mara-daughter-of-the-nile","title":"Mara: Daughter of the Nile by Eloise Jarvis McGraw","description":"\u003cp\u003eMara is a proud and beautiful slave girl who yearns for freedom. In order to gain it, she finds herself playing the dangerous role of double spy for two arch enemies - each of whom supports a contender for the throne of Egypt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Dangerous espionage, an unusual love story, and richly drawn background make this a book to capture quick and lasting interest.\"-- \u003ci\u003eHorn Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Thoroughly engrossing.\"-- \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eEloise Jarvis McGraw\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was an American author of children's books and young adult novels. She won the Newbery Honor three times in three different decades, for her novels \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMoccasin Trail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1952), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Golden Goblet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1962), and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Moorchild\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1997). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Really Weird Summer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1977) won an Edgar Award for Best Juvenile Mystery from the Mystery Writers of America. McGraw had a very strong interest in history, and among the many books she wrote for children are \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGreensleeves\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Seventeenth Swap\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMara, Daughter of the Nile\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. A Lewis Carroll Shelf Award was given to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMoccasin Trail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in 1963. She also contributed to the Oz series started by L. Frank Baum; working with her daughter, graphic artist and librarian Lauren Lynn McGraw, she wrote \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMerry Go Round in Oz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (the last of the Oz books issued by Baum's publisher) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Forbidden Fountain of Oz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46051248275642,"sku":"9780140319293","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/files\/imageloader_4f8d68c0-04e8-4777-8ec8-075bc5adebbc.jpg?v=1782397094","url":"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/products\/mara-daughter-of-the-nile","provider":"nature+nurture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}