{"product_id":"the-good-braider-1","title":"The Good Braider","description":"The Good Braider was selected as the Bank Street College of Education Best Book of the Year and a Book of Outstanding Merit.\nIn spare free verse laced with unforgettable images, Viola’s strikingly original voice sings out the story of her family’s journey from war-torn Sudan, to Cairo, and finally to Portland, Maine. Here, in the sometimes too close embrace of the local Southern Sudanese Community, she dreams of South Sudan while she tries to navigate the strange world of America―a world where a girl can wear a short skirt, get a tattoo, or even date a boy; a world that puts her into sharp conflict with her traditional mother who, like Viola, is struggling to braid together the strands of a displaced life. Terry Farish’s haunting novel is not only a riveting story of escape and survival, but the universal tale of a young immigrant’s struggle to build a life on the cusp of two cultures.\nThe author of The Good Braider has donated this book to the Worldreader program.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1477816283\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: RDV.1477816283.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Farish, Terry\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This book is in excellent condition. There may be minimal writing on the inside cover or cover page. Cover image on the book may vary from photo. Ships out quickly in a secure plastic mailer.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Reliant Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47662751482033,"sku":"RDV.1477816283.VG","price":6.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0544\/8872\/7729\/files\/1477816283-0_0231896d-8197-4556-983e-b3c4abe87c58.jpg?v=1782927628","url":"https:\/\/www.reliantbookstore.com\/products\/the-good-braider-1","provider":"Reliant Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}