{"product_id":"concrete-kids-paperback-3","title":"Concrete Kids - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAmyra León\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAshley Lukashevsky\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Goddard CBC's Social Justice Prize Nominee - A YALSA Amazing Audiobook for Young Adults\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I will close my eyes and disappear into the pages of this book for many years to come.\"--Hanif Abdurraqib (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eGo Ahead in The Rain: Notes to A Tribe Called Quest\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Amyra's wondrous awe for life in all its terror and splendor is inspiring to witness.\"--Rosario Dawson (award-winning actor, singer, and activist) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A moving, inspiring love letter to and about 'the concrete kids. The kids with a melanin kiss.'\"--\u003ci\u003e Kirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Leon's powerful book will embolden readers find their own ways of speaking out against injustice.\" -- \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred Review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A raw and complex free verse exploration of self-love, Blackness, womanhood, and healing. A timely, essential ­purchase for all young adult collections.\" --\u003ci\u003e School Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred Review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn\u003ci\u003e Concrete Kids, \u003c\/i\u003e playwright, musician, and educator Amyra León uses free verse to challenge us to dream beyond our circumstances -- and sometimes even despite them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePocket Change Collective is a series of small books with big ideas from today's leading activists and artists. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eConcrete Kids\u003c\/i\u003e is an exploration of love and loss, melody and bloodshed. Musician, playwright, and educator Amyra León takes us on a poetic journey through her childhood in Harlem, as she navigates the intricacies of foster care, mourning, self-love, and resilience. In her signature free-verse style, she invites us all to dream with abandon--and to recognize the privilege it is to dream at all.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmyra León is an author, musician, playwright, and activist. Her work transcends genre and medium, and focuses on Black liberation, politics, and communal healing. She believes that the art of listening and honest conversation are the primary tools for lasting change. Her aim is to empower communities to believe in the significance of their individual stories. The conversation has just begun. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAshley Lukashevsky is an illustrator and visual artist born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, currently based in Los Angeles. Ashley uses illustration and art as tools to strengthen social movements against systemic racism, sexism, and anti-immigrant policy. She aims to tear down these systems of oppression through first envisioning and drawing a world without them. Her clients include Refinery29, Broadly, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, Planned Parenthood, Girls Who Code, \u003ci\u003eGOOD\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, \u003ci\u003eBrooklyn\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, ACLU, Red Bull, Snapchat, Air Jordan, and Logo TV. Ashley is also the illustrator of the best-selling \u003ci\u003eAntiracist Baby\u003c\/i\u003e, by Ibram X. Kendi.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 6.2 x 4.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 13, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47398892732665,"sku":"9780593095195","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/alBpanJreENyeDhza2EwN3ZlSUdDdz09_78ecb1e0-57fe-442f-b115-6d0e1fa2fb9f.webp?v=1770308201","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/concrete-kids-paperback-3","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}