{"product_id":"when-its-your-turn-for-midnight-9798765689134","title":"When It's Your Turn for Midnight","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eWhen fifteen-year-old Chianti learns that her dad isn't her biological father, her family splinters. \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChianti goes to stay with her maternal grandmother, Ambuya, an eccentric and formidable ex-freedom fighter in Zimbabwe's civil war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmbuya's closest neighbors are the gogos: her three best-friends-turned-business-partners, who take Chianti under their wings. They make a living by upcycling choice items of secondhand clothing--when their supply chain's not being disrupted by thieves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn between helping with the gogos' business, Chianti becomes fascinated by a box of her grandmother's old photos. As she wrestles with the ghosts of their past as well her own, she realizes that time is slippery, that family isn't defined by blood, and that it's never too late for a transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Blessing Musariri\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Carolrhoda Lab (R)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.60w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798765689134\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Young Adult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2026 pg. 51\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMusariri, Blessing:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eBlessing Musariri\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Zimbabwean writer who has published short stories, poems, and novels. Her most recent YA novel, \u003cem\u003eAll That It Ever Meant\u003c\/em\u003e (Zephyr\/Head of Zeus and Norton, 2022), received starred reviews from \u003cem\u003eKirkus\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, was a Junior Library Guild selection, and was chosen as an honor book by the Children's Africana Book Awards. Blessing has worked as a freelance editing and proofreading consultant and as an English teacher.","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Blessing Musariri \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47834239271069,"sku":"9798765689134","price":37.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_fe25e8ee-f003-4a7d-9804-b7901343da08.jpg?v=1776147216","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/when-its-your-turn-for-midnight-9798765689134","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}