{"product_id":"i-am-an-american-the-wong-kim-ark-story-9780316426923","title":"I Am an American: The Wong Kim Ark Story","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn ALA Notable Book for Children \u003cbr\u003e Winner of the Woodson Award\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHe challenged the Supreme Court on his right to be called citizen--and won\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When American-born Wong Kim Ark returns home to San Francisco after a visit to China, he's stopped and told he cannot enter: he isn't American. What happens next would forever change the national conversation on who is and isn't American. After being imprisoned on a ship for months, Wong Kim Ark takes his case to the Supreme Court and argues any person born in America is an American citizen. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eI am an American: The Wong Kim Ark Story\u003c\/i\u003e is an important picture book that introduces young readers to the young man who challenged the Supreme Court for his right to be an American citizen and won, confirming birthright citizenship for all Americans. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMartha Brockenbrough\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of many books for young readers. he teaches at Vermont College of Fine Arts, blogs for the Society of Children's Book Writers \u0026amp; Illustrators, and founded National Grammar Day. She has worked as a newspaper reporter, a high school teacher, and as editor of MSN.com. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGrace Lin\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning and bestselling author and illustrator of \u003ci\u003eStarry River of the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhere the Mountain Meets the Moon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Year of the Dog\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Year of the Rat\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDumpling Days\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLing \u0026amp; Ting\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eas well as picture books such as \u003ci\u003eA Big Bed for Little Snow\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Big Mooncake for Little Star\u003c\/i\u003e Grace is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design and lives in Massachusetts. Her website is www.gracelin.com. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJulia Kuo\u003c\/b\u003e is a Taiwanese-American illustrator who has worked with the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Google. She also illustrated \u003ci\u003eThe Sound of Silence\u003c\/i\u003e. Julia has taught illustration courses at Columbia College Chicago and at her alma mater, Washington University in St. Louis. She was the visual arm of Chicago's 2017 March for Science and has had the honor of being an artist-in-residence at Banff Centre for the Arts in 2014 and in 2017. \u003cbr\u003eJulia is currently the recipient of a 2019-2021 Gray Center Mellon Collaborative Fellowship at the University of Chicago.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50614882304274,"sku":"9780316426923","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4f7cc07b-21f9-4669-b60c-6cbcb8f0650f.jpg?v=1732466227","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/i-am-an-american-the-wong-kim-ark-story-9780316426923","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}