{"product_id":"when-we-make-it-hardcover","title":"When We Make It - Hardcover","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\u003eElisabet Velasquez\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The energy. The clarity. The beauty. Elisabet Velasquez brings it all. . . . Her voice is FIRE!\"--\u003ci\u003eNYT\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling and award-winning author Jacqueline Woodson \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn unforgettable, torrential, and hopeful debut young adult novel-in-verse that redefines what it means to \"make it,\" for readers of Nicholasa Mohr and Elizabeth Acevedo. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSarai is a first-generation Puerto Rican question asker who can see with clarity the truth, pain, and beauty of the world both inside and outside her Bushwick apartment. Together with her older sister, Estrella, she navigates the strain of family traumas and the systemic pressures of toxic masculinity and housing insecurity in a rapidly gentrifying Brooklyn. Sarai questions the society around her, her Boricua identity, and the life she lives with determination and an open heart, learning to celebrate herself in a way that she has long been denied. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen We Make It\u003c\/i\u003e is a love letter to anyone who was taught to believe that they would not make it. To those who \u003ci\u003efeel \u003c\/i\u003etheir emotions before they can name them. To those who still may not have all the language but they have their story. Velasquez' debut novel is sure to leave an indelible mark on all who read it.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eElisabet Velasquez is a Boricua writer born in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Her work is featured in \u003ci\u003eMuzzle Magazine, Winter Tangerine, Centro Voces, Latina Magazine, Longreads, We Are Mitú, Tidal, \u003c\/i\u003e and Martín Espada's anthology \u003ci\u003eWhat Saves Us: Poems of Empathy and Outrage in the Age of Trump. When We Make It\u003c\/i\u003e is her debut novel. Elisabet lives in Jersey City, New Jersey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.34 x 8.35 x 5.75 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 21, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e When We Make It\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.4\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47396369924345,"sku":"9780593324486","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/aGYzVlFRUmNtRU5UeGxDSkloS1VRQT09.webp?v=1770277726","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/when-we-make-it-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}