{"product_id":"listen-layla-9781760896065","title":"Listen, Layla","description":"\u003cb\u003eExploring the diaspora experience, race, politics, and identity, \u003ci\u003eListen, Layla\u003c\/i\u003e is an own voices novel for young readers, bursting with passion, humor, and truth.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e What's a queen to do when her summer plans go horribly wrong? A powerful, funny, and timely novel for young readers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Layla has ended the school year on a high and can't wait to spend the holidays hanging out with her friends and designing a prize-winning Grand Designs Tourismo invention. But Layla's plans are interrupted when her grandmother in Sudan falls ill and the family rushes to be with her. The last time Layla went to Sudan she was only a young child. Now she feels torn between her Sudanese and Australian identities. As political tensions in Sudan erupt, so too do tensions between Layla and her family. Layla is determined not to lose her place in the invention team, but will she go against her parents' wishes? What would a Kandaka do?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin (Au Yr)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781760896065\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Yassmin Abdel-Magied","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41187314794677,"sku":"9781760896065","price":13.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_31dbf6cd-370a-4dce-b9bd-400605ff92ae.jpg?v=1633437022","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/listen-layla-9781760896065","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}