{"product_id":"take-back-the-block-9780593175200","title":"Take Back the Block","description":"\u003cb\u003eAN NPR BOOKS WE LOVE SELECTION!\u003cbr\u003eWINNER OF THE ILA SOCIAL JUSTICE LITERATURE AWARD! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCan sixth grader Wes save his neighborhood? \"This book made me want to step aside, hand over the mic, and listen to Wes. A must-read.\" --Mariama J. Lockington, author of \u003ci\u003eFor Black Girls Like Me\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrand-new kicks, ripped denim shorts, Supreme tee\u003c\/b\u003e-- \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWes Henderson has the \u003ci\u003ebest \u003c\/i\u003estyle in sixth grade. That--and hanging out with the crew (his best friends since little-kid days) and playing video games--is what Wes wants to be thinking about at the start of the school year, not the protests his parents are always dragging him to. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when a powerful real estate developer makes an offer to buy Kensington Oaks, the neighborhood Wes has lived in his whole life, everything changes. The grown-ups are supposed to have all the answers, but all they're doing is arguing. Even Wes's best friends are fighting. And some of them may be moving. Wes isn't about to give up the only home he's ever known without a fight. He's always been good at puzzles, and he knows there must be a missing piece that will solve this puzzle and save the Oaks. But can he find it before it's too late? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChrystal D. Giles's timely debut explores community, social justice, family, and friendship, and asks what it means to belong--to a place and a movement--and to fight for a cause that you believe in. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e*\u003c\/b\u003e \"\u003cb\u003eOutstanding\u003c\/b\u003e.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred Review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e* \"Transformative\u003c\/b\u003e.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews, Starred Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chrystal D. Giles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yearling Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/05\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.50h x 5.10w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593175200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 9-12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.9\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e510912 \/ Take Back the Block\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChrystal D. Giles is a champion for diversity in children's literature and made her debut with \u003ci\u003eTake Back the Block, \u003c\/i\u003e which has received multiple starred reviews. Chrystal lives outside Charlotte, North Carolina with her husband and son and is currently working on her next middle grade novel. Visit her at chrystaldgiles.com and @creativelychrys.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Chrystal D. Giles \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47286948954269,"sku":"9780593175200","price":21.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_f455c17a-1995-4b3c-8838-d4f24623aac8.jpg?v=1760031473","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/take-back-the-block-9780593175200","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}