{"product_id":"a-history-of-me-9780823442577","title":"A History of Me","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho do you see when you look in the mirror? One mother's account of her experience as the only Black child in school serves as an empowering message to her own \u003cb\u003edaughter \u003c\/b\u003eand children of color everywhere.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLife can be hard for the only brown girl in a classroom full of white students. When the teacher talks about slavery, she can feel all of her classmates staring at her. When they talk about civil rights, she is the one that other kids whisper about on the playground. In those moments, she wants to slip away or seep into the ground; and she wonders, is that all you see when you look at me? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat really matters is what she sees when she looks at herself. She is a reflection of the courage, strength, intelligence and creativity that's been passed down from generation to generation through her ancestors. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInspired by her daughter's experience in school as well as her own, Adrea Theodore's debut picture book is a powerful testament to the past as well as a benediction for the future. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Neal Porter Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/18\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780823442577\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/29\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Adrea Theodore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41481526116533,"sku":"9780823442577","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_720ba5f9-65b1-429e-89ea-cc4ef7a81cf4.jpg?v=1640733350","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-history-of-me-9780823442577","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}