{"product_id":"pepes-place-9781946198259","title":"Pepe's Place","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Michael Allen Roche | Earskin R. Sloan | Lynn Bemer Coble\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: PC Kids\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: PC Kids\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Family - Orphans \u0026amp; Foster Homes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The main characters were a same-sex couple: Papa and Pappi. One was light skinned and the other was dark skinned. In their home, English and Spanish were spoken. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The two men adopted Pepé the Chihuahua as a puppy. The dog became an integral thread that laced lovingly through their family life for years. He liked taking walks with his humans, playing in the backyard, and getting belly rubs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Later the couple fostered a young man named Paco. After Paco grew up and moved out on his own, they fostered once again. This time they fostered a grown-up man with Down's syndrome. Both loved Pepé.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Papa and Pappi's family story was all about diversity, a blended family, and the people and a pet in such a family. The two men's family was an inclusive one on many fronts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Though Pepé has died, the Chihuahua continued to be remembered fondly by all who knew him. When Pepé was a puppy, Papa and Pappi hosted a party to have all their friends meet the dog. Each year they still host this joyous party.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46452014284951,"sku":"9781946198259","price":1782.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781946198259.webp?v=1769139273","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/pepes-place-9781946198259","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}