{"product_id":"cardboard-city-9781990598104","title":"Cardboard City","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Katarina Jovanovic | Hedina Tahirovic-Sijerčic\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Tradewind Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Tradewind Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Social Themes - Homelessness \u0026amp; Poverty\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCardboard City\u003c\/em\u003e follows the lives of two young teens--members of a Romani family. Saida and Nikola experience harsh discrimination at school and crushing poverty in their informal settlement, spread out under a bridge in Belgrade. Their dreams of escape and of leaving deplorable conditions behind trigger a family crisis. In particular, Nikola is a gifted trumpeter and aspires to be a famous musician, but it proves challenging to surmount the enormous barriers between his present situation and the self-mastery and life of dignity he seeks.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroducing young readers to the world of Eastern Europe's Rom, \u003cem\u003eCardboard City\u003c\/em\u003e is evocative of the virulent racism, injustice and inhumane conditions endured by this community to this very day.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46320304652439,"sku":"9781990598104","price":889.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781990598104.webp?v=1767713614","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/cardboard-city-9781990598104","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}