{"product_id":"my-man-blue-isbn-9780142301975","title":"My Man Blue","description":"Blue lost one boy to the streets and is determined that this time will be different. And Damon knows that even though he's the \"man of the house,\" there's room for a friend like Blue in his life. At the end of the day, Damon has someone standing steadfast in his corner. Someone true . . . like Blue.  Nikki Grimes's moving poems and Jerome Lagarrigue's bold paintings create an emotional and realistic bond of friendship between a man and a boy in a rough world.Nikki Grimes is the award-winning, \u003cu\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/u\u003e bestselling author of dozens of children’s and young adult books as well as a poet and journalist.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAmong the many accolades she has received are the Golden Dolphin Award (2005),the NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children (2006), the Coretta Scott King Award (2003) for \u003cu\u003eBronx Masquerade\u003c\/u\u003e, and the Horace Mann Upstanders Award (2011) for \u003cu\u003eAlmost Zero: A Dyamonde Daniel Book\u003c\/u\u003e. Additionally, her book \u003cu\u003eBarack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope\u003c\/u\u003e (illustrated by Bryan Collier) was a \u003cu\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/u\u003ebestseller, and she was acknowledged as an NAACP Image Award Finalist in 1993 for her book \u003cu\u003eMalcolm X: a Force for Change\u003c\/u\u003e. Her books \u003cu\u003eMeet Danitra Brown\u003c\/u\u003e (illustrated by Floyd Cooper), \u003cu\u003eJazmin's Notebook\u003c\/u\u003e, \u003cu\u003eTalkin' About Bessie\u003c\/u\u003e (illustrated by E.B. Lewis), \u003cu\u003eDark Sons\u003c\/u\u003e, \u003cu\u003eThe Road to Paris\u003c\/u\u003e, and \u003cu\u003eWords with Wings\u003c\/u\u003e were each awarded Coretta Scott King Honors. Visit her online at www.nikkigrimes.com.","brand":"Puffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301254844645,"sku":"NP9780142301975","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780142301975.jpg?v=1767733340","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/my-man-blue-isbn-9780142301975","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}