{"product_id":"stained-isbn-9780823458141","title":"Stained","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this stunning novel in verse, a boy watches his town grow bitterly divided from behind the lens of his camera... until he finds the courage to stand up for what’s right. A story of bravery, allyship, and risks worth taking.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwelve-year-old Ulysses is new in town. Between his unusual name and the port-wine stain splashed across his face, he’s hardly looking for more attention. Uly is happiest hidden behind the lens of a camera, where he can obscure his appearance while taking in the world around him.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLuckily, his middle school needs a photographer for their mural project, and Uly gets to watch (and snap) as students come together to paint a local artist’s design. The mural is perfect: powerful words, images from nature, and even a painting mistake transformed into a tiny rainbow.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExcept that \u003ci\u003etiny\u003c\/i\u003e rainbow becomes a \u003cb\u003eGIANT\u003c\/b\u003e problem. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMurals are supposed  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eto bring communities together. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat does it say about \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eour community,  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ethat our mural \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003emust be destroyed over \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003esomething as innocent  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eas a rainbow? \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eActivism, art, and identity collide in this courageous story based on real-world events. Told in captivating, accessible verse, Rhonda DeChambeau captures a town in crisis and the unlikely heroes who step in to bring their community back together.Rhonda DeChambeau is the author of young adult verse novel \u003ci\u003eTop Heavy.\u003c\/i\u003e She has a degree in Literature from Harvard University and an MFA from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. In 2022, she was awarded the coveted Boston Public Library Writer-in-Residence fellowship. When she's not writing, she works in Human Resources for the Department of Veterans Affairs. Rhonda is a lifelong resident of Massachusetts and lives south of Boston with her family.","brand":"Holiday House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48532191019237,"sku":"NP9780823458141","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780823458141.jpg?v=1773182997","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/stained-isbn-9780823458141","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}