{"product_id":"book-uncle-and-me-9781554988099","title":"Book Uncle and Me","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the International Literacy Association Social Justice Literature Award\u003cbr\u003eAn award-winning middle-grade novel about the power of grassroots activism and how kids can make a difference.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery day, nine-year-old Yasmin borrows a book from Book Uncle, a retired teacher who has set up a free lending library on the street corner. But when the mayor tries to shut down the rickety bookstand, Yasmin has to take her nose out of her book and do something.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat can she do? The local elections are coming up, but she's just a kid. She can't even vote!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStill, Yasmin has friends -- her best friend, Reeni, and Anil, who even has a blue belt in karate. And she has family and neighbors. What's more, she has an idea that came right out of the last book she borrowed from Book Uncle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo Yasmin and her friends get to work. Ideas grow like cracks in the sidewalk, and soon the whole effort is breezing along nicely... Or is it spinning right out of control?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn energetic, funny and quirky story about community activism, friendship, and the love of books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.2\u003cbr\u003eRecount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.6\u003cbr\u003eDistinguish their own point of view from that of the narrator or those of the characters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.2\u003cbr\u003eDetermine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKrishnaswami, Uma:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eUMA KRISHNASWAMI is the author of more than twenty books for children, from picture books (\u003cem\u003eThe Girl of the Wish Garden\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBright Sky, Starry City\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOut of the Way! Out of the Way!\u003c\/em\u003e), through novels for young readers (\u003cem\u003eThe Grand Plan to Fix Everything\u003c\/em\u003e). Her books have been published in eleven languages and have been picked for Junior Library Guild selections, CCBC Choices, Parents' Choice, IRA's Notable Books for a Global Society, the Scientific American Young Readers' Book Award, Bank Street Best Books of the Year and the Paterson Prize. Originally published in India, \u003cem\u003eBook Uncle and Me\u003c\/em\u003e won the Scholastic Asian Book Award. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBorn in New Delhi, Uma teaches at Vermont College of Fine Arts in the MFA program in writing for children and young adults. umakrishnaswami.org\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSwaney, Julianna:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Julianna Swaney is an artist, designer and printmaker specializing in watercolors. She lives in Portland, Oregon. juliannaswaney.com","brand":"Groundwood Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50605308444946,"sku":"9781554988099","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_451ad260-21c1-49ac-b7d2-45ffe9f3a5ed.jpg?v=1732274024","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/book-uncle-and-me-9781554988099","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}