{"product_id":"ace-and-the-misfits-9781459417519","title":"Ace and the Misfits","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eIn his debut novel, Eddie Kawooya presents a fish-out-of-water story of immigration and the pains and joys of integration into a new and sometimes frightening environment. \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLoosely based on Kawooya's own life, this novel follows fifteen-year-old Patrick \"Ace\" Katumba. Kutumba's life is changed drastically when he, his mother, and his sister are forced to flee their lives in Uganda. Ace's mother is a journalist who has reported on government corruption and has now been marked.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArriving in Canada, Ace finds himself living in his uncle's basement apartment and having to integrate into a new community where he is the \"African.\" Despite being an excellent student, he meets ignorance and bullying at school until he falls in with a crew of international misfits who understand what he's going through. With their support, Ace starts to regain the confidence he lost in the move and his subsequent troubles. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the core of this story is the isolation a child feels after his world is snatched from him, and the journey of self-worth and self-confidence he must undertake to rise above it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lorimer Children \u0026amp; Teens\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781459417519\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160","brand":"Eddie Kawooya","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43448974934197,"sku":"9781459417519","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_6679004b-8e24-41a3-8737-55ada2ec7a2b.jpg?v=1704215410","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/ace-and-the-misfits-9781459417519","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}