{"product_id":"big-apple-diaries-9781250774286","title":"Big Apple Diaries","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eBig Apple Diaries, \u003c\/i\u003ea heartfelt diary-style graphic memoir by Alyssa Bermudez, a young New Yorker doodles her way through middle school--until the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack leaves her wondering if she can ever be a kid again. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's the year 2000 in New York City. For 12-year old Alyssa, this means splitting time between her Puerto Rican dad's apartment in Manhattan and her white mom's new place in Queens, navigating the trials and tribulations of middle school, and an epic crush on a new classmate. The only way to make sense of it all is to capture the highs and lows in doodles and hilarious comics in a diary. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen life abruptly changes on September 11, 2001. After the Twin Towers fall and so many lives are lost, worries about gossip and boys feel distant and insignificant. Alyssa must find a new sense of self and purpose amidst all of the chaos, and find the strength to move forward with hope.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Roaring Brook Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/17\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250774286\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/21\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2021 pg. 85\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Alyssa Bermudez","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40550926581941,"sku":"9781250774286","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_97044ea5-434d-4c24-8f0f-e3fcad0739db.jpg?v=1626793089","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/big-apple-diaries-9781250774286","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}