{"product_id":"9781501142482","title":"The Chosen","description":"A coming-of-age classic about two Jewish boys growing up in Brooklyn in the 1940s, this “profound and universal” story of what we share across cultures remains deeply pertinent today (\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt’s the spring of 1944 and fifteen-year-olds Reuven Malter and Danny Saunders have lived five blocks apart all their lives. But they’ve never met, not until the day an accident during a softball game sparks an unlikely friendship. Soon these two boys—one expected to become a Hasidic rebbe, the other at ease with secular America—are drawn into one another’s worlds despite one father’s strong opposition.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSet against the backdrop of WWII and the creation of the state of Israel, \u003ci\u003eThe Chosen\u003c\/i\u003e is a poignant novel about transformation and tradition, growing up and growing wise, and finding yourself—even if that might mean leaving your community.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47166783652080,"sku":"9781501142482","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781501142482_p0.jpg?v=1763707079","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781501142482","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}