{"product_id":"illegal-9781492662143","title":"Illegal","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA powerfully moving, award-winning graphic novel that explores the current plight of undocumented immigrants from \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Eoin Colfer and the team behind the Artemis Fowl graphic novels. How can a human being be illegal for simply existing?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEbo is alone. His brother, Kwame, has disappeared, and Ebo knows it can only be to attempt the hazardous journey to Europe, and a better life--the same journey their sister set out on months ago. But Ebo refuses to be left behind in Ghana. He sets out after Kwame and joins him on the quest to reach Europe. Ebo's epic journey takes him across the Sahara Desert to the dangerous streets of Tripoli, and finally out to the merciless sea. But with every step he holds on to his hope for a new life, and a reunion with his family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn achingly poignant tale for learning about immigration and current global issues. This book is fiction, but it is based on a very real and terrible journey. There are young people who have lived this, and it is a story those young people want us to know about.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e2019 Excellence in Graphic Literature Award Winner\u003cbr\u003eA New York Public Library Best Book of 2018\u003cbr\u003eA Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2018\u003cbr\u003eAn Amazon Best Book of 2018\u003cbr\u003eA Kirkus Reviews Best Middle Grade Graphic Novel of 2018\u003cbr\u003eAn American Library Association Notable Book for 2019\u003cbr\u003e2019 YALSA Top Ten Great Graphic Novels for Teens\u003cbr\u003e2019 CBC Notable Social Studies Book\u003cbr\u003eA Junior Library Guild Selection\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sourcebooks Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/07\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781492662143\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.20h x 6.90w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2018 pg. 104\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/30\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2018 pg. 93\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoice of Youth Advocates\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2018 - Recommended - Hard To Beat\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/19\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2018 pg. 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/10\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoice of Youth Advocates\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2018 - Recommended - Hard To Beat\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2019 pg. 87\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2019 - Superior,Well Above Average\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e195538 \/ Illegal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.5 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 1\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Eoin Colfer, Andrew Donkin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36653718700188,"sku":"9781492662143","price":21.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_d0d830b5-c7bd-4973-b829-e915e2c2b4b6.jpg?v=1603882139","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/illegal-9781492662143","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}