{"product_id":"concrete-kids-9780593095195","title":"Concrete Kids","description":"\u003cb\u003eA Goddard CBC's Social Justice Prize Nominee • A YALSA Amazing Audiobook for Young Adults\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I will close my eyes and disappear into the pages of this book for many years to come.\"--Hanif Abdurraqib (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eGo Ahead in The Rain: Notes to A Tribe Called Quest\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Amyra's wondrous awe for life in all its terror and splendor is inspiring to witness.\"--Rosario Dawson (award-winning actor, singer, and activist)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A moving, inspiring love letter to and about 'the concrete kids. The kids with a melanin kiss.'\"--\u003ci\u003e Kirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Leon's powerful book will embolden readers find their own ways of speaking out against injustice.\" -- \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A raw and complex free verse exploration of self-love, Blackness, womanhood, and healing. A timely, essential purchase for all young adult collections.\" --\u003ci\u003e School Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn\u003ci\u003e Concrete Kids,\u003c\/i\u003e playwright, musician, and educator Amyra León uses free verse to challenge us to dream beyond our circumstances -- and sometimes even despite them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePocket Change Collective is a series of small books with big ideas from today's leading activists and artists. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eConcrete Kids\u003c\/i\u003e is an exploration of love and loss, melody and bloodshed. Musician, playwright, and educator Amyra León takes us on a poetic journey through her childhood in Harlem, as she navigates the intricacies of foster care, mourning, self-love, and resilience. In her signature free-verse style, she invites us all to dream with abandon--and to recognize the privilege it is to dream at all.","brand":"Penguin Young Readers Group","offers":[{"title":"STANDARD","offer_id":58242655158659,"sku":"9780593095195","price":8.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0907\/8456\/3587\/files\/9780593095195.jpg?v=1781441947","url":"https:\/\/shopcomics.eu\/products\/concrete-kids-9780593095195","provider":"Shop Comics EU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}