{"product_id":"berani-9781772782608","title":"Berani","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn honest and stirring novel about the choices made by\u003cbr\u003eyoung environmental activists, and the balancing act between consequence and\u003cbr\u003etriumph\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMalia has had a privileged upbringing in Indonesia, but\u003cbr\u003esince her Indonesian father died, her Canadian mother wants to return to her\u003cbr\u003eown family on the other side of the world. Malia is determined to stay.\u003cbr\u003eIndonesia is her home, and she loves it. Besides, if she leaves, how can she\u003cbr\u003econtinue to fight for her country's precious rainforests? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAri knows he is lucky to be going to school and competing on\u003cbr\u003ethe chess team, even if it means an endless round of chores at his uncle's\u003cbr\u003erestaurant. Back in his home village, he and his cousin Suni dreamed about\u003cbr\u003egetting a chance like this. But now he is here without her, and the guilt is\u003cbr\u003ecrushing him. As if that weren't enough, he's horribly worried about Ginger\u003cbr\u003eJuice, his uncle's orangutan. The too-small cage where she lives is clearly\u003cbr\u003ehurting her body and her mind, but where else can she go? The rainforest where\u003cbr\u003eshe was born is a palm oil plantation now. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eBerani\u003c\/i\u003e, Governor General's Award finalist Michelle\u003cbr\u003eKadarusman spins together three perspectives: Malia, who is prepared to risk\u003cbr\u003eanything for her activism, Ari, who knows the right path but fears what it will\u003cbr\u003ecost, and Ginger Juice, the caged orangutan who still remembers the forest and\u003cbr\u003eher mother. The choices the young people make will have consequences for\u003cbr\u003ethemselves, for Ginger Juice, and for others, if they are brave enough--or\u003cbr\u003ereckless enough--to choose. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pajama Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/16\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781772782608\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.40w x 0.90d","brand":"Michelle Kadarusman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42289518674101,"sku":"9781772782608","price":16.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_b3e72ec5-a056-4cf5-b57f-c1d4bcddcb0c.jpg?v=1658200854","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/berani-9781772782608","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}