{"product_id":"little-wonder-9798217094608","title":"Little Wonder","description":"\u003cb\u003eA musical prodigy and his mother spend years searching for each other in this beautiful novel of hope, perseverance, and love. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA SWEEPING NOVEL FROM JENNA BUSH HAGER'S NEW VENTURE, THOUSAND VOICES. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSong is a nobody--just a food delivery worker from a village in Northeastern China--but her son, River, is a little wonder. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the age of four, he toddled to a piano and tapped out his favorite song. At eight, he mastered Liszt's three Liebestraume; at ten, he blazed through the complete set of Chopin's études. And at every step, through the valleys of loss, illness, and poverty, Song is there to light his way--until finally, at the age of eleven, River is invited to study with a preeminent teacher in Beijing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut in the chaos of Beijing Railway Station on the busiest day of the year, Song faces every mother's nightmare: She loses her grip on River's little hand and is unable to find him after a desperate, harrowing search. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOver the next days, weeks, and eventually, years, Song and River fight to forge a path back to each other as they carve out new lives that carry them farther apart. An evocative exploration of a mother's love and a son's yearning, \u003ci\u003eLittle Wonder\u003c\/i\u003e takes us on an extraordinary journey through a modern Beijing that pulses with the music of humanity and its impossible--and impossibly brave--hopes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs every musician knows: You start in one key. You wander to other keys, strange and distant places. But in the end, you always come back home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sophie Chen Keller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ballantine Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/16\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 6.40w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798217094608\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSophie Chen Keller\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Luster of Lost Things\u003c\/i\u003e, which was also released in Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands. Her first publication came at the age of fifteen, with a short story in \u003ci\u003eGlimmer Train\u003c\/i\u003e literary magazine. A classically trained pianist, she was born in China and raised in California; after graduating from Harvard, she lived in New York City and Beijing before moving to Germany, where she currently resides with her husband and two children.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Sophie Chen Keller \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48483594109085,"sku":"9798217094608","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_749dddf7-d652-489c-944b-b7872386266e.jpg?v=1782288227","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/little-wonder-9798217094608","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}