{"product_id":"jazz-owls-a-novel-of-the-zoot-suit-riots-9781534409446","title":"Jazz Owls: A Novel of the Zoot Suit Riots","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Perfect for history buffs, dance enthusiasts, poets, and just about anyone looking for a great story.\" --\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Young People's Poet Laureate Margarita Engle comes a searing novel in verse about the Zoot Suit Riots of 1943.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThousands of young Navy sailors are pouring into Los Angeles on their way to the front lines of World War II. They are teenagers, scared, longing to feel alive before they have to face the horrors of battle. Hot jazz music spiced with cool salsa rhythms beckons them to dance with the local Mexican American girls, who jitterbug all night before working all day in the canneries. Proud to do their part for the war effort, these Jazz Owl girls are happy to dance with the sailors--until the blazing summer night when racial violence leads to murder. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSuddenly the young white sailors are attacking the girls' brothers and boyfriends. The cool, loose zoot suits they wear are supposedly the reason for the violence--when in reality the boys are viciously beaten and arrested simply because of the color of their skin. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn soaring images and searing poems, this is the breathtaking story of what became known as the Zoot Suit Riots.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atheneum Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/06\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781534409446\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e508812 \/ Jazz Owls: A Novel of the Zoot Suit Riots\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.8 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade Plus \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 2\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Margarita Engle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43096201822389,"sku":"9781534409446","price":10.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_3213ca15-4d2b-43af-b672-5484d25fbbbb.jpg?v=1692803557","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/jazz-owls-a-novel-of-the-zoot-suit-riots-9781534409446","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}