{"product_id":"dream-annie-dream-9780063017177","title":"Dream, Annie, Dream","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this empowering deconstruction of the so-called American Dream, a twelve-year-old Japanese American girl grapples with, and ultimately rises above, the racism and trials of middle school she experiences while chasing her dreams.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the daughter of immigrants who came to America for a better life, Annie Inoue was raised to dream big. And at the start of seventh grade, she's channeling that irrepressible hope into becoming the lead in her school play.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo when Annie lands an impressive role in the production of \u003cem\u003eThe King and I\u003c\/em\u003e, she's thrilled . . . until she starts to hear grumbles from her mostly white classmates that she only got the part because it's an Asian play with Asian characters. Is this all people see when they see her? Is this the only kind of success they'll let her have--one that they can tear down or use race to belittle?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDisheartened but determined, Annie channels her hurt into a new dream: showing everyone what she's made of.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWaka T. Brown, author of \u003cem\u003eWhile I Was Away\u003c\/em\u003e, delivers an uplifting coming-of-age story about a Japanese American girl's fight to make space for herself in a world that claims to celebrate everyone's differences but doesn't always follow through.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Quill Tree Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/30\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063017177\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e515243 \/ Dream, Annie, Dream\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.1 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Waka T. Brown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43378206965941,"sku":"9780063017177","price":8.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_84cacdb8-f1af-4cee-b363-d72e69af2421.jpg?v=1701751314","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/dream-annie-dream-9780063017177","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}