{"product_id":"a-little-piece-of-sky-9780767912167","title":"A Little Piece of Sky","description":"\u003cb\u003eA poignant, powerful debut that combines the deep emotion of \u003ci\u003eThe House on Mango Street\u003c\/i\u003e with uniquely creative storytelling, painting a story of survival and healing. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnfolding in a series of vignettes, \u003ci\u003eA Little Piece of Sky\u003c\/i\u003e introduces an endearing new novelist and a truly unforgettable main character--Song Byrd, a young girl who keenly reports on the world around her. She is African American in a mostly Hispanic neighborhood and the unwanted product of an adulterous affair. While she is poor in the material sense, Song is extraordinarily rich in spirit and it is that inner strength which saves her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In piercingly insightful prose, Nicole Bailey-Williams takes readers on Song's journey through life as she struggles with feeling like an outsider and intense guilt over her mother's murder. Behind it all, places of pure joy, \"dreaming the hurt away,\" and glorious little pieces of sky shine through. Song's tales--and Bailey-Williams's narrative gift--are truly words to treasure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNICOLE BAILEY-WILLIAMS \u003c\/b\u003eis a high school English teacher and has written reviews for \u003ci\u003eBlack Issues Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly. \u003c\/i\u003eShe is the cohost of \"The Literary Review,\" a book review show that airs on WDAS radio in Philadelphia and its surrounding areas. A graduate of Hampton University, she received a Master's degree from Temple University. She lives in Bucks County, Pennsylvania with her husband.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Crown Publishing Group (NY)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50872796446994,"sku":"9780767912167","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8ac9988b-eec0-4880-8ffc-5b78a010a26f.jpg?v=1737910740","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-little-piece-of-sky-9780767912167","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}