{"product_id":"a-little-piece-of-sky-9780767912167","title":"A Little Piece of Sky","description":"\u003cb\u003eA poignant, powerful debut that combines the deep emotion of \u003ci\u003eThe House on Mango Street\u003c\/i\u003e with uniquely creative storytelling, painting a story of survival and healing. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnfolding in a series of vignettes, \u003ci\u003eA Little Piece of Sky\u003c\/i\u003e introduces an endearing new novelist and a truly unforgettable main character--Song Byrd, a young girl who keenly reports on the world around her. She is African American in a mostly Hispanic neighborhood and the unwanted product of an adulterous affair. While she is poor in the material sense, Song is extraordinarily rich in spirit and it is that inner strength which saves her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In piercingly insightful prose, Nicole Bailey-Williams takes readers on Song's journey through life as she struggles with feeling like an outsider and intense guilt over her mother's murder. Behind it all, places of pure joy, \"dreaming the hurt away,\" and glorious little pieces of sky shine through. Song's tales--and Bailey-Williams's narrative gift--are truly words to treasure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crown Publishing Group (NY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/08\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780767912167\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.08h x 5.16w x 0.52d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Hurston\/Wright LEGACY Award - Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2002 pg. 970\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/26\/2002 pg. 38\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2002 pg. 210\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eQbr the Black Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2002 pg. 8\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack Issues Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2002 pg. 30\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEssence\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2002 pg. 114\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoice of Youth Advocates\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2003 pg. 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e66992 \/ Little Piece of Sky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 3\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Nicole Bailey Williams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44655446655157,"sku":"9780767912167","price":14.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_95417bec-4431-4bc8-a299-f434c48a532e.jpg?v=1727192299","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-little-piece-of-sky-9780767912167","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}