{"product_id":"becoming-kid-quixote-a-true-story-of-belonging-in-america-9780062943262","title":"Becoming Kid Quixote: A True Story of Belonging in America","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Sarah Sierra\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: HarperCollins\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: HarperCollins\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Social Topics - Emigration, Immigration \u0026amp; Refugees\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA young readers' companion to the adult memoir \u003cem\u003eKid Quixotes\u003c\/em\u003e by Stephen Haff.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNarrated by one extraordinary ten-year-old girl, this inspiring memoir tells the story of a daughter of Mexican American immigrants who finds her voice through the power of words and performance of Cervantes' \u003cem\u003eDon Quixote.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a shy girl named Sarah Sierra first joins an after-school program in her neighborhood, she never expects to travel back in time and discover the words of Miguel de Cervantes. But at Still Waters in a Storm, a teacher named Stephen and a group of kids have pushed together tables piled high with books so they can gather round to talk about and translate Cervantes' classic, \u003cem\u003eDon Quixote de La Mancha\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey begin to reimagine \u003cem\u003eDon Quixote\u003c\/em\u003e--the story of an idealistic dreamer from Spain who traveled around trying to right the world's wrongs--as the story of a group of modern-day kids from immigrant families in Brooklyn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stories the kids write in class become a musical play--expressing the plight of today's immigrants and using Quixote as inspiration. And Sarah, once very shy, soon will play the leading role as Kid Quixote.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for fans of \u003cem\u003eI Am Malala\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDear America\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Freedom Writers Diary\u003c\/em\u003e, this stirring true story will inspire you to imagine, to speak up, and to sing out.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45355220074647,"sku":"9780062943262","price":836.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780062943262.webp?v=1767670625","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/becoming-kid-quixote-a-true-story-of-belonging-in-america-9780062943262","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}