{"product_id":"this-is-who-we-are-l-r-patton-9781946193629","title":"This is Who We Are","description":"\u003cp\u003e An emotional story of dance and class, combining the sincerity of K.A. Holt's \u003cem\u003eHouse Arrest\u003c\/em\u003e with the gritty urban feel of Kwame Alexander's \u003cem\u003eThe Crossover\u003c\/em\u003e and the triumphant spirit of \u003cem\u003eFootloose\u003c\/em\u003e, THIS IS WHO WE ARE is a middle grade novel in verse about a neglected community, the shared humanity of its people and art that can save from violence and hate, even across the dividing lines of economic class.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Mason Steele is a twelve-year-old popping animation dancer who just lost his cousin to violence on the streets of The Heights, only a couple of years after losing his dad on the same streets. He's angry. But even angrier that his 99-year-old great-grandmother, Memaw, is still planning to hold her community-wide 100\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e birthday party. How can they celebrate with so much sorrow sitting on their shoulders?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e And, besides, while The Heights used to be one of the few places in Houston that broke class boundaries, thanks to its run-down basketball court where rich and poor play pick-up games, things are changing fast. The wealthy across the tracks are clamoring for the city to clean up the violence in The Heights, the basketball court's become a battleground, and prospectors have been scoping out The Heights for their \"improvement plans,\" which everybody knows means gentrification is on its way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Memaw says art-painting, basketball, dance-can save the community. But can it, really? And, more importantly, will Mason be brave enough to share his art with a community that might just laugh at a boy who loves to dance?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e L. R. Patton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1946193623\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781946193629\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Batlee Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/27\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 404\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.06d","brand":"L. R. Patton","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48486449676543,"sku":"9781946193629","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_36708d54-3a7e-4fe4-9a3b-1586ad42cb1d.jpg?v=1778055530","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/this-is-who-we-are-l-r-patton-9781946193629","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}