{"product_id":"home-is-here-isbn-9781546101062","title":"Home Is Here","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHome isn’t just a place — it’s what we carry with us.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFans of \u003ci\u003eIslandborn\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhere Are You From?\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eI Am Golden\u003c\/i\u003e will be drawn to this tender exploration of belonging, cultural memory, and emotional resilience in this beautifully written picture book about a child leaving Guyana for Queens, New York, who discovers that home can be found again, without ever losing the first one.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eHome Is Here\u003c\/i\u003e, a young girl knows exactly what home feels like. It is Sundays spent with family. It is sapodillas plucked fresh and sweet. It is the hum of the fish market with Grandma, quiet moments on the veranda with Grandpa, and the rhythms of soca, chutney, and reggae filling the air.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when she leaves Guyana for a new life in Queens, New York, everything changes. The sounds are louder. The streets are unfamiliar. The ache of missing home settles deep in her chest, and for a while, nothing feels right.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough gorgeously lyrical prose drawn from the author’s own childhood immigration experience, Gianna Lakenauth captures the loneliness, confusion, and quiet resilience of an immigrant child. Slowly, the girl begins to notice new beauty around her —new friendships, new traditions, and new ways to feel grounded — while still carrying her first home inside her heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTender, honest, and profoundly hopeful, \u003ci\u003eHome Is Here\u003c\/i\u003e speaks directly to immigrant families while offering a universal message about identity, belonging, and the many places we can call home.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scholastic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52125668901093,"sku":"NP9781546101062","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/home-is-here-isbn-9781546101062","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}