{"product_id":"steamboat-school-9781423121961","title":"Steamboat School","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhen a Missouri law shuts down a school for Black students, one boy must find a path to bravery in this award-winning picture book, based on a true story of resilience.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e James wasn't excited to go to school--everything outside was loud and exciting, but the classroom was dark and dreary. Luckily, his teacher Reverend John Meacham wasn't so bad. He shared stories about being enslaved, buying his freedom, and building a life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"We make our own light here,\" he said. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Until the day the school was shut down by a law forbidding African American education in Missouri. What could James do? Reverend John Berry Meachum didn't give up though. With steamboats swaying on the Mississippi River, and a spirit of determination, the Reverend found a loophole--what if the school wasn't \u003ci\u003ein\u003c\/i\u003e Missouri? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Based on true events, Ron Husband's uplifting illustrations bring to life Deborah Hopkinson's tale of a resourceful, determined teacher; his bright, inquisitive students; and their refusal to accept discrimination based on the color of their skin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDeborah Hopkinson\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of more than seventy books for young readers including picture books, short fiction, and nonfiction. She has won the SCBWI Golden Kite Award for picture book text twice, and in 2013 received both a YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction honor and a Robert F. Sibert honor for \u003ci\u003eTitanic: Voices from the Disaster\u003c\/i\u003e. Deborah invites you to visit her online at deborahhopkinson.com. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRon Husband\u003c\/b\u003e, the first African American animator at Walt Disney Studios, worked on films such as \u003ci\u003eBeauty and the Beast\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAladdin\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Hunchback of Notre Dame\u003c\/i\u003e during his thirty-eight years at the company. His illustrations have also been featured in a number of children's publications. Ron lives in California, with his wife. They have three children and three beautiful granddaughters.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50619274199314,"sku":"9781423121961","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ac48bf7a-2730-4bbe-a595-1e84b81d9e69.jpg?v=1732547364","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/steamboat-school-9781423121961","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}