{"product_id":"soumchi-book-ames-oz-9780156001939","title":"Soumchi","description":"When Soumchi, an eleven-year-old boy growing up in British-occupied Jerusalem just after World War I, receives a bicycle as a gift from his Uncle Zemach, he is overjoyed even if it is a girl's bicycle. Ignoring the taunts of other boys in his neighborhood, he dreams of riding far away from them, out of the city and across the desert, toward the heart of Africa. But first he wants to show his new prize to his friend Aldo. \u003cbr\u003eIn the tradition of such memorable characters as Huckleberry Finn and Holden Caulfield, Amos Oz's Soumchi is fresh, funny, and always engaging. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmos Oz\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Jerusalem in 1939. He is the author of numerous works of fiction and nonfiction, including his acclaimed memoir \u003ci\u003eA Tale of Love and Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e, which was an international bestseller and a recipient of the National Jewish Book Award. \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49571189227793,"sku":"GOR006386223","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0156001934.jpg?v=1751164032","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/soumchi-book-ames-oz-9780156001939","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}