{"product_id":"staceys-extraordinary-words-9780063209473","title":"Stacey's Extraordinary Words","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e#1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller and NAACP Image Award winner! The debut picture book from bestselling author Stacey Abrams is an inspiring tale of determination, based on her own childhood. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStacey is a little girl who loves words more than anything. She loves reading them, sounding them out, and finding comfort in them when things are hard. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when her teacher chooses her to compete in the local spelling bee, she isn't as excited as she thought she'd be. What if she messes up? Or worse, if she can't bring herself to speak up, like sometimes happens when facing bullies at school? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStacey will learn that win or lose . . . her words are powerful, and sometimes \u003cem\u003eperseverance\u003c\/em\u003e is the most important word of all. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlus don't miss the follow-up from the same team, \u003cem\u003eStacey's Remarkable Books\u003c\/em\u003e!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbrams, Stacey:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStacey Abrams\u003c\/strong\u003e is the three-time \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eWhile Justice Sleeps, Our Time Is Now, \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e Lead from the Outside;\u003c\/em\u003e an entrepreneur; and a political leader. A tax attorney by training, she served eleven years in the Georgia House of Representatives, seven as Minority Leader, and became the 2018 Democratic nominee for governor of Georgia, where she won, at the time, more votes than any other Democrat in the state's history. She has launched multiple organizations devoted to voting rights, training and hiring young people of color, and tackling social issues at the state, national, and international levels. She is the founder of Fair Fight, Fair Count, and the Southern Economic Advancement Project. Abrams is a lifetime member of the Council on Foreign Relations and sits on the boards of Climate Power 2020, the Women's National Basketball Players Association, the Center for American Progress, and the Marguerite Casey Foundation. She has received degrees from Spelman College, the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas, and Yale Law School.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThomas, Kitt:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKitt Thomas\u003c\/strong\u003e is a first-generation Lucian American author-illustrator and graduate of the Ringling College of Art and Design with a BFA in visual studies. Kitt's mission is to celebrate Black culture with their drawings and to encourage inclusion in all forms of art, as they found it hard to see themself properly represented in the media they enjoyed growing up. They have worked with such companies as Netflix, Hasbro, and Cartoon Network. \u003cem\u003eStacey's Extraordinary Words\u003c\/em\u003e is their debut picture book.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Balzer \u0026 Bray\/Harperteen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50591254544658,"sku":"9780063209473","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c4147728-df51-44c2-a8f8-de4a2dfe1820.jpg?v=1732087951","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/staceys-extraordinary-words-9780063209473","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}