{"product_id":"melenas-jubilee-the-story-of-a-fresh-start-9780884485605","title":"Melena's Jubilee: The Story of a Fresh Start","description":"\u003cp\u003eForgive and be forgiven. It sounds so appealing--why doesn't it happen every day? Finding herself forgiven on a rain-scrubbed morning after a difficult day, Melena seizes her fresh start and shares the song in her heart with her family and friends. It's a day of new beginnings. It's Melena's jubilee.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis story introduces children to the concept of jubilee, which stresses the important principles of debt relief, generosity, and forgiveness. Aaron Boyd's mixed-media illustrations are as bright and vivid as a sun-washed day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003e\"I write predominantly about Black children because I grew up believing I was invisible in the real world, and it hurt just as much to discover that I was also invisible in the realm of the imaginary. I write the books I wish I had had as a child.\"\u003c\/em\u003e--Zetta Elliott\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eElliott, Zetta:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Born in Canada, \u003cstrong\u003eZetta Elliott\u003c\/strong\u003e (Brooklyn, NY) moved to the US in 1994 to pursue her PhD in American Studies at NYU. Her poetry has been published in several anthologies, and her plays have been staged in New York, Chicago, and Cleveland. Her essays have appeared in The Huffington Post, School Library Journal, and Publishers Weekly. She is the author of more than twenty books for young readers, including the award-winning picture book Bird. Her urban fantasy novel Ship of Souls was named a Booklist Top Ten Sci-fi\/Fantasy Title for Youth. Three books published under her own imprint, Rosetta Press, have been named Best Children's Books of the Year by the Bank Street Center for Children's Literature. Elliott is an advocate for greater diversity and equity in publishing.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoyd, Aaron:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eAaron Boyd\u003c\/strong\u003e is the illustrator of 25 children's books including \u003cem\u003eLuigi and the Barefoot Races, Babu's Song, Daddy Goes to Work, \u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003ePanda Goes to School series\u003c\/em\u003e. His pop-up Storybook Year won a Clio Top 4 award and was inducted into the Smithsonian Rare Books collection. He has also received Children's Africana Book, Choices Sports, Notable Children's Book, and Hermes Creative awards, and his advertising graphics have received Addy Gold and Graphis awards.","brand":"Tilbury House Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51298499658002,"sku":"9780884485605","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_65e1c982-d302-45c6-99ac-f4ac43ee2f43.jpg?v=1747824065","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/melenas-jubilee-the-story-of-a-fresh-start-9780884485605","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}