{"product_id":"the-best-bad-luck-i-ever-had-isbn-9780142416488","title":"The Best Bad Luck I Ever Had","description":"\u003cb\u003eA powerful story about race and an unlikely friendship from award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Lions of Little Rock\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn ALA Best Book for Young Adults\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe last thing Harry \"Dit\" Sims expects when Emma Walker comes to town is to become friends. Proper-talking, brainy Emma doesn't play baseball or fish too well, but she sure makes Dit think, especially about the differences between black and white in the 1910s. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut soon Dit is thinking about a whole lot more when the town barber, who is black, is put on trial for a terrible crime. Together Dit and Emma come up with a daring plan to save him from the unthinkable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e★ “Tension builds just below the surface of this energetic, seamlessly narrated first novel set in small-town Alabama in 1917.”—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e★ “This classic story of how unlikely persons can change things for the better should appeal to all readers.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eVOYA\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eTHE BEST BAD LUCK I EVER HAD:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e★ “\u003cb\u003e[An] energetic, seamlessly narrated first novel\u003c\/b\u003e… Levine handles the setting with grace and nuance.”—Publishers Weekly, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e★ “This \u003cb\u003eclassic story of how unlikely persons can change things for the better \u003c\/b\u003eshould appeal to all readers.”—\u003ci\u003eVOYA, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eA fine debut novel\u003c\/b\u003e by an author to watch.\"—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eReaders will find humor\u003c\/b\u003e in his candid account, \u003cb\u003euniversality \u003c\/b\u003ein his dilemmas and blunders, and \u003cb\u003einspiration \u003c\/b\u003ein his friendship with Emma and their mutual desire for social justice.\"—\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eLevine’s story treats racism frankly and with no mincing of words.\u003c\/b\u003e The highlight of this coming-of-age journey comes from watching the two kids learn about the world and come to care about each other in the way of 13-year-olds.\"—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eKristin Levine\u003c\/b\u003e (kristinlevine.com) received her BA in German from Swarthmore College and an MFA in film from American University. She spent a year in Vienna, Austria, working as an au pair, and has taught screenwriting at American University. Currently, she lives in Alexandria, Virginia, with her two daughters. She is the author of the critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eThe Best Luck I Ever Had\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Lions of Little Rock\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Paper Cowboy. \u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Puffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305532477669,"sku":"NP9780142416488","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780142416488.jpg?v=1767738322","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-best-bad-luck-i-ever-had-isbn-9780142416488","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}