{"product_id":"this-is-who-we-are-paperback","title":"This is Who We Are - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eL. R. Patton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e An emotional story of dance and class, combining the sincerity of K.A. Holt's \u003cem\u003eHouse Arrest\u003c\/em\u003e with the gritty urban feel of Kwame Alexander's \u003cem\u003eThe Crossover\u003c\/em\u003e and the triumphant spirit of \u003cem\u003eFootloose\u003c\/em\u003e, THIS IS WHO WE ARE is a middle grade novel in verse about a neglected community, the shared humanity of its people and art that can save from violence and hate, even across the dividing lines of economic class.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Mason Steele is a twelve-year-old popping animation dancer who just lost his cousin to violence on the streets of The Heights, only a couple of years after losing his dad on the same streets. He's angry. But even angrier that his 99-year-old great-grandmother, Memaw, is still planning to hold her community-wide 100\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e birthday party. How can they celebrate with so much sorrow sitting on their shoulders?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e And, besides, while The Heights used to be one of the few places in Houston that broke class boundaries, thanks to its run-down basketball court where rich and poor play pick-up games, things are changing fast. The wealthy across the tracks are clamoring for the city to clean up the violence in The Heights, the basketball court's become a battleground, and prospectors have been scoping out The Heights for their \"improvement plans,\" which everybody knows means gentrification is on its way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Memaw says art-painting, basketball, dance-can save the community. But can it, really? And, more importantly, will Mason be brave enough to share his art with a community that might just laugh at a boy who loves to dance?\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 404\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 27, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46637690093765,"sku":"9781946193612","price":26.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/BcsAbFHzue9781946193612.webp?v=1785466648","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/this-is-who-we-are-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}