{"product_id":"eureka-9780374393533","title":"Eureka","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor fans of\u003ci\u003e Inside Out and Back Again\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOther Words for Home\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Place to Hang the Moon \u003c\/i\u003e-- \u003ci\u003eEureka\u003c\/i\u003e is a gorgeous and emotionally resonant novel-in-verse by multiple-award-winning poet Victoria Chang that sensitively and lyrically renders the tragic events surrounding the 1885 expulsion of Chinese Americans from Eureka, California.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLove illuminates the dark.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe year is 1885. San Francisco is dangerous for Chinese immigrants like twelve-year-old Mei Mei. She must venture on her own, without her family or friends, to Eureka, California, where it is supposedly safe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut 300 miles from home, Mei Mei misses her Ma Ma's kindness, helping out in her Ba Ba's store, and playing hide-and-seek with her best friend, Hua Hua. Despite her fear and the increasing violence against her community, she finds hope in an unexpected friend, the giant Redwood trees, and a new dream: learning how to read in English. As the world around her grows more scary, Mei Mei discovers her own power, as well as the joy of found family, the importance of courage, and the nature of freedom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Victoria Chang\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/27\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.46h x 5.85w x 0.96d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374393533\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 9-12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/06\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2025 pg. 67\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2026 pg. 69\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVictoria Chang\u003c\/b\u003e has written several books of poetry, including With \u003ci\u003eMy Back to the World\u003c\/i\u003e, which received the Forward Prize in Poetry for Best Collection of Poems. Her poetry collection\u003ci\u003e OBIT\u003c\/i\u003e was named a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book and a\u003ci\u003e TIME\u003c\/i\u003e Must-Read Book, and received the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award in Poetry, and the PEN\/Voelcker Award for Poetry. It was also long-listed for a National Book Award and named a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Griffin International Poetry Prize. She has published many other books including a nonfiction book, \u003ci\u003eDear Memory\u003c\/i\u003e and several books for children such as a middle grade verse novel, \u003ci\u003eLove Love\u003c\/i\u003e. Chang has received a Guggenheim Fellowship and the Chowdhury International Literature Award. She is the Bourne Chair in Poetry at Georgia Tech and the Director of Poetry@Tech.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Victoria Chang \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47629442613405,"sku":"9780374393533","price":37.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_7fa5a572-4f18-4bd2-a636-29199d960a5b.jpg?v=1770189304","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/eureka-9780374393533","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}