{"product_id":"wings-to-soar-9781623544317","title":"Wings to Soar","description":"\u003cb\u003eA historically relevant middle-grade novel-in-verse about a girl's resiliency when faced with hatred towards refugees. Readers of \u003ci\u003eThe Night Diary\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eInside Out and Back Again\u003c\/i\u003e shouldn't miss out.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's 1972 and Viva's Indian family has been expelled from Uganda and sent to a resettlement camp in England, but not all of them made the trip. Her father is supposed to meet them in London, but he never shows up. As they wait for him, Viva, her mother, and her sister get settled in camp and try to make the best of their life there. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJust when she is beginning to feel at home with new friends, Viva and her family move out of the camp and to a part of London where they are not welcome. While grappling with the hate for brown-skinned people in their new community, Viva is determined to find her missing father so they can finish their move to Canada. When it turns out he has been sponsored to move to the United States, they have to save enough money to join him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold in verse, \u003ci\u003eWings to Soar\u003c\/i\u003e follows a resilient girl and the friendships she forges during a turbulent time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"These rich, vivacious lines combine an insistence on self with undaunted hope. A supreme heart-changer.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Rita Williams-Garcia, Newbery Honor, National Book Award, \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\/Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e Award, and Coretta Scott King Award Winner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTina Athaide\u003c\/b\u003e is an educator and children's book author who writes stories to capture the texture and richness of a wide scope of cultural experiences, recent or distant, with the hope to open readers' hearts. Her debut middle grade novel, \u003ci\u003eOrange For The Sunsets\u003c\/i\u003e was awarded the Geoffrey Bilson Award by the Canadian Children's Book Council, and her picture book, \u003ci\u003eMeena's Mindful Moment\u003c\/i\u003e, is a nominee in the Forest of Reading. Tina was born in Uganda and emigrated to London and then Canada. Nowadays, you can find Tina in Southern California where she lives with her family.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Charlesbridge Moves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50605676036370,"sku":"9781623544317","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_22a72b36-a25c-4ac7-96ad-22a709ae6c37.jpg?v=1732281145","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/wings-to-soar-9781623544317","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}