{"product_id":"a-bird-in-the-air-means-we-can-still-breathe","title":"A Bird in the Air Means We Can Still Breathe","description":"\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[A] gorgeous, tender testament to the generation of young people who shouldered the pandemic.”\u003cbr\u003e--Brendan Kiely, award-winning and New York Times bestselling author\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrief, pain, hope, and love collide in this short story collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e * Malachi writes an Armageddon short story inspired by his pandemic reality.\u003cbr\u003e * Tariq helps their ailing grandmother survive during quarantine.\u003cbr\u003e * Zamira struggles with depression and loneliness after losing her parents.\u003cbr\u003e * Mohamed tries to help keep his community spirit alive.\u003cbr\u003e * A social worker reflects on the ways the foster system fails their children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Grassrootz Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46760690352301,"sku":"9780593486474","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0280\/9243\/2481\/files\/9780593486474.jpg?v=1783365700","url":"https:\/\/grassrootzbookstore.com\/products\/a-bird-in-the-air-means-we-can-still-breathe","provider":"Grassrootz Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}