{"product_id":"operation-marriage-9781604864229","title":"Operation Marriage","description":"\u003cp\u003eEight-year-old Alex has a fight with her best friend, Zach, who says he can no longer be her friend. Why? Because \"her parents aren't married.\" Set in the San Francisco Bay Area months before the passage of Proposition 8 banning gay marriage in California, this picture book looks at the heartwarming and humorous actions of Alex and her younger brother, Nicky, to convince their parents to get married.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThough content with a commitment ceremony years earlier, the children's stubbornness prevails and the moms get legally married before Prop. 8 takes effect. Their love as a family is contagious as their neighbors begin to accept them for what they are: a normal, affectionate family. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBased on a true story, Cynthia Chin-Lee (author of \u003cem\u003eAmelia to Zora\u003c\/em\u003e) has written a splendid and touching story about a real family, and the real implications of the struggle for equality, with beautiful and captivating illustrations by Lea Lyon (\u003cem\u003eSay Something\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e PM Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781604864229\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.02h x 8.66w x 0.32d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/15\/2012\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Cynthia Chin-Lee","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52679502430389,"sku":"9781604864229","price":12.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/operation-marriage-9781604864229","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}