{"product_id":"aya-life-in-yop-city-9781770460829","title":"Aya: Life in Yop City","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExperience the award-winning series about independent young women growing up in 1970s Ivory Coast\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIvory Coast, 1978. It's a golden time, and the nation, too-an oasis of affluence and stability in West Africa-seems fueled by something wondrous. \u003ci\u003eAya\u003c\/i\u003e is loosely based upon Marguerite Abouet's youth in Yop City. It is the story of the studious and clear-sighted nineteen-year-old Aya, her easygoing friends Adjoua and Bintou, and their meddling relatives and neighbors. It's a wryly funny, breezy account of the simple pleasures and private troubles of everyday life in Yop City. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eClément Oubrerie's warm colors and energetic, playful line connect expressively with Marguerite Abouet's vibrant writing. This reworked edition offers readers the chance to immerse themselves in Abouet's Yop City, bringing together the first three volumes of the series in Book One. Drawn \u0026amp; Quarterly will release volumes four through six of the original French series (as yet unpublished in English) in Book Two. \u003ci\u003eAya\u003c\/i\u003e is the winner of the Best First Album award at the Angoulême International Comics Festival, the Children's Africana Book Award, and the Glyph Award; was nominated for the Quill Award, the YALSA's Great Graphic Novels list, and the Eisner Award; and was included on \"best of\" lists from \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe writer \u003cb\u003eMarguerite Abouet \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in Abidjan in 1971 and now lives outside of Paris. The artist \u003cb\u003eClément Oubrerie \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in Paris in 1966 and has illustrated more than forty children's books.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Drawn \u0026 Quarterly","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50618042548498,"sku":"9781770460829","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_65d416eb-fa08-4af3-9928-dd476e25f988.jpg?v=1732527508","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/aya-life-in-yop-city-9781770460829","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}