{"product_id":"another-brooklyn-10th-anniversary-edition-a-novel-isbn-9780063577817","title":"Another Brooklyn, 10th Anniversary Edition: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCelebrate the 10\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e anniversary of \u003ci\u003eAnother Brooklyn \u003c\/i\u003ewith this trade paperback special edition featuring a new foreword from the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Jacqueline Woodson.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor August, running into a long-ago friend sets in motion resonant memories, and transports her to a time and place she thought she had mislaid: 1970s Brooklyn, where friendship was everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAugust, Sylvia, Angela, and Gigi shared confidences as they ambled their neighborhood streets, a place where the girls believed that they were amazingly beautiful, brilliantly talented, with a future that belonged to them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut beneath the hopeful promise there was another Brooklyn, a dangerous place where grown men reached for innocent girls in dark hallways, where mothers disappeared, where fathers found religion, and where madness was a mere sunset away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJacqueline Woodson’s \u003ci\u003eAnother Brooklyn\u003c\/i\u003e heartbreakingly illuminates the formative period when a child meets adulthood—when precious innocence meets the all-too-real perils of growing up. In prose exquisite and lyrical, sensuous and tender, Woodson breathes life into memories, portraying\u003cbr\u003ean indelible friendship that united young lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnother Brooklyn\u003c\/i\u003e is an enthralling work of literature from one of our most gifted novelists.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eAnother Brooklyn\u003c\/i\u003e is a sort of fever dream, containing both the hard truths of life and the gentle beauty of memory. The story of a young girl trying to find herself in the midst of so many conflicting influences\u003cbr\u003eand desires swallowed me whole. Jacqueline Woodson has such an original vision, such a singular voice. I loved this book.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnn Patchett, New York Times Bestselling Author of This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage and State of Wonder\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Grief and friendship are the hallmarks of this story that leap from the pages in a musical prose that is sparse, exacting and breathtaking. A remarkable writer, Woodson illustrates the damning invisibility and unrelenting objectification of girls in this tender tale that wreaks of desperate hopefulness.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLauren Francis-Sharma, author of 'Til the Well Runs Dry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Amistad","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48587979555045,"sku":"NP9780063577817","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/another-brooklyn-10th-anniversary-edition-a-novel-isbn-9780063577817","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}