{"product_id":"concrete-kids-9780593095195","title":"Concrete Kids","description":"\u003cb\u003ePocket Change Collective was born out of a need for space. Space to think. Space to connect. Space to be yourself. And this is your invitation to join us. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I will close my eyes and disappear into the pages of this book for many years to come.\"--Hanif Abdurraqib (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eGo Ahead in The Rain: Notes to A Tribe Called Quest\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Amyra's wondrous awe for life in all its terror and splendor is inspiring to witness.\"--Rosario Dawson (award-winning actor, singer, and activist) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A moving, inspiring love letter to and about 'the concrete kids. The kids with a melanin kiss.'\"--\u003ci\u003e Kirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Leon's powerful book will embolden readers find their own ways of speaking out against injustice.\" -- \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred Review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn\u003ci\u003e Concrete Kids, \u003c\/i\u003e playwright, musician, and educator Amyra Le n uses free verse to challenge us to dream beyond our circumstances -- and sometimes even despite them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePocket Change Collective is a series of small books with big ideas from today's leading activists and artists. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eConcrete Kids\u003c\/i\u003e is an exploration of love and loss, melody and bloodshed. Musician, playwright, and educator Amyra Le n takes us on a poetic journey through her childhood in Harlem, as she navigates the intricacies of foster care, mourning, self-love, and resilience. In her signature free-verse style, she invites us all to dream with abandon--and to recognize the privilege it is to dream at all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Workshop\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/13\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593095195\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.20h x 4.20w x 0.50d","brand":"Amyra Le\u0026#243;n","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36639107121308,"sku":"9780593095195","price":7.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_b62c3db9-8470-4dca-a15e-0df1e4cf7592.jpg?v=1603849006","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/concrete-kids-9780593095195","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}