{"product_id":"a-bird-in-the-air-means-we-can-still-breathe-9780593486474b","title":"A Bird in the Air Means We Can Still Breathe","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the 2025 National Book Award for Young People's Literature\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this poignant mixed voice, mixed form collection of interconnected prose, poems and stories, teen characters, their families, and their communities grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic. Amidst fear and loss, these New York City teens prevail with love, resilience and hope. From the award-winning author of Chlorine Sky and Vinyl Moon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[A] gorgeous, tender testament to the generation of young people who shouldered the pandemic.”\u003cbr\u003e--Brendan Kiely, award-winning and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGrief, pain, hope, and love collide in this short story collection. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn New York City, teens, their families, and their communities feel the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic. Amidst the fear and loss, these teens and the adults around them persevere with love and hope while living in difficult circumstances:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMalachi writes an Armageddon short story inspired by his pandemic reality.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTariq helps their ailing grandmother survive during quarantine.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eZamira struggles with depression and loneliness after losing her parents.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMohamed tries to help keep his community spirit alive.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA social worker reflects on the ways the foster system fails their children.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom award-winning author Mahogany L. Browne comes a poignant collection of interconnected prose, poems, and lists about the humanity and resilience of New Yorkers during the Covid-19 pandemic.","brand":"Crown Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42869350531152,"sku":"9780593486474B","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780593486474-l.jpg?v=1785881957","url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/products\/a-bird-in-the-air-means-we-can-still-breathe-9780593486474b","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}