{"product_id":"a-bird-in-the-air-means-we-can-still-breathe-9780593486504","title":"A Bird in the Air Means We Can Still Breathe","description":"\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD - A powerful, genre-bending mosaic of fiction and poetry that celebrates the humanity, grace, and resilience of teenage New Yorkers riding out the pandemic--from the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eChlorine Sky\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A gorgeous, tender testament to the generation of young people who shouldered the pandemic.\"--\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Brendan Kiely \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly, The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, School Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe found out what true longing looked like. Longing for crushes to crush back the week after next. Longing for hugs. Longing for connection.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs New York goes into lockdown and neighborhoods begin to feel the brunt of the pandemic, the city's teens persevere with love and hope amidst all the fear and loss: \u003cb\u003eMalachi\u003c\/b\u003e writes an Armageddon short story inspired by his new reality. \u003cb\u003eTariq\u003c\/b\u003e helps their ailing grandmother survive quarantine. \u003cb\u003eZamira\u003c\/b\u003e struggles with depression and loneliness after losing her parents. \u003cb\u003eMohamed\u003c\/b\u003e tries to help keep his community spirit alive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMahogany L. Browne's unforgettable, interconnected short stories and poems remind us to breathe as these New York City teens discover their will to survive, their determination to dream, and their joy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mahogany L. Browne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crown Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593486504\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Young Adult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e557321 \/ Bird in the Air Means We Can Still Breathe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMahogany L. Browne\u003c\/b\u003e, a Kennedy Center's Next 50 fellow, is a writer, playwright, organizer, and educator. Browne received fellowships from All Arts, Arts for Justice, Air Serenbe, Baldwin for the Arts, Cave Canem, Poets House, Mellon Research, Rauschenberg, and Wesleyan University. Browne's books include \u003ci\u003eA Bird in the Air Means We Can Still Breathe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVinyl Moon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChlorine Sky\u003c\/i\u003e (optioned for Steppenwolf Theater), \u003ci\u003eBlack Girl Magic\u003c\/i\u003e, and banned books \u003ci\u003eWoke: A Young Poets Call to Justice\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWoke Baby\u003c\/i\u003e. Founder of the diverse litinitiative Woke Baby Book Fair, Browne is the 2024 Paterson Poetry Prize winner. She is the inaugural poet-in-residence at the Lincoln Center and lives in Brooklyn, NY.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Mahogany L. Browne \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47711721357469,"sku":"9780593486504","price":25.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_ee214950-7dac-47e5-afdd-d5133efbbe77.jpg?v=1773168572","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/a-bird-in-the-air-means-we-can-still-breathe-9780593486504","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}