{"product_id":"once-i-was-you-maria-hinojosa-9781665902809","title":"Once I Was You -- Adapted for Young Readers: Finding My Voice and Passing the Mic","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"When Maria speaks, I'm ready to listen and learn.\" --Lin-Manuel Miranda\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmmy Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Maria Hinojosa has created a brand-new, unique version of her adult memoir, which was an NPR Best Book of 2020, for young readers, blending her story with perspectives on history in the vein of Jason Reynolds's \u003ci\u003eStamped\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"There is no such thing as an illegal human being.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMaria Hinojosa is an Emmy Award-winning journalist, a bestselling author, and was the first Latina to found a national independent nonprofit newsroom in the United States. But before all that, she was a girl with big hair and even bigger dreams. Born in Mexico and raised in the vibrant neighborhood of Hyde Park, Chicago, Maria was always looking for ways to better understand the world around her--and where she fit into it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere, she combines stories from her life, beginning with her family's harrowing experience of immigration, with truths about the United States's long and complicated relationship with the people who cross its borders, by choice or by force. Funny, frank, and thought-provoking, Maria's voice is one you will want to listen to again and again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maria Hinojosa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1665902809\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781665902809\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/30\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.47h x 5.84w x 1.01d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.2\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e518912 \/ Once I Was You: Finding My Voice and Passing the MIC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/02\/2022","brand":"Maria Hinojosa","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44057700172031,"sku":"9781665902809","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8cb5e2a5-dfb2-4a7c-9939-5060acfd61f0.jpg?v=1685048440","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/once-i-was-you-maria-hinojosa-9781665902809","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}