{"product_id":"becoming-kid-quixote-sarah-sierra-9780062943262","title":"Becoming Kid Quixote: A True Story of Belonging in America","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA young readers' companion to the adult memoir \u003cem\u003eKid Quixotes\u003c\/em\u003e by Stephen Haff.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNarrated by one extraordinary ten-year-old girl, this inspiring memoir tells the story of a daughter of Mexican American immigrants who finds her voice through the power of words and performance of Cervantes' \u003cem\u003eDon Quixote.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a shy girl named Sarah Sierra first joins an after-school program in her neighborhood, she never expects to travel back in time and discover the words of Miguel de Cervantes. But at Still Waters in a Storm, a teacher named Stephen and a group of kids have pushed together tables piled high with books so they can gather round to talk about and translate Cervantes' classic, \u003cem\u003eDon Quixote de La Mancha\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey begin to reimagine \u003cem\u003eDon Quixote\u003c\/em\u003e--the story of an idealistic dreamer from Spain who traveled around trying to right the world's wrongs--as the story of a group of modern-day kids from immigrant families in Brooklyn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stories the kids write in class become a musical play--expressing the plight of today's immigrants and using Quixote as inspiration. And Sarah, once very shy, soon will play the leading role as Kid Quixote.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for fans of \u003cem\u003eI Am Malala\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDear America\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Freedom Writers Diary\u003c\/em\u003e, this stirring true story will inspire you to imagine, to speak up, and to sing out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sarah Sierra, Stephen Haff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 006294326X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062943262\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperCollins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/21\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.70w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.9\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e514873 \/ Becoming Kid Quixote: A True Story of Belonging in America\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2020 pg. 129\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2020 pg. 49","brand":"Sarah Sierra","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44043266523391,"sku":"9780062943262","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_771e3b96-8017-48e3-a3a5-44fb9817829b.jpg?v=1684966176","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/becoming-kid-quixote-sarah-sierra-9780062943262","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}