{"product_id":"the-long-ride-paperback-by-marina-budhos-1","title":"The Long Ride Paperback by Marina Budhos","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eYearling\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2021-09-14)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e208\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780553534221\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e170.1\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e19.2 x 13.34 x 1.37\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the tumult of 1970s New York City, kids are expected to figure out issues of race that adults haven't when seventh graders are bused from their neighborhood in Queens to integrate a new school in South Jamaica.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJamila, Josie, and Francesca are three mixed-race girls who have always felt like outsiders in their mostly white neighborhood in Queens, but at least they have each other. Now it's seventh grade, and they're part of an experiment where kids will go on a long bus ride to integrate a new school in a black neighborhood. Maybe there the three girls can finally fit in. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut Francesca's parents put her in private school. And Jamila and Josie discover that they're not even in the same classes. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow do they find their place in a school divided between black and white? And what about the boys wanting to be friends--and maybe more? Can kids come together when grown-ups stay apart? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this tender story of friendship and family love, award-winning author Marina Budhos captures what it's like to tip from twelve to thirteen and to try to carry the dreams of adults.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003eMARINA BUDHOS is the author of award-winning fiction and nonfiction. Her novels for young adults are \u003ci\u003eWatched, Tell Us We're Home,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAsk Me No Questions\u003c\/i\u003e. Her nonfiction books include \u003ci\u003eEyes of the World: Robert Capa \u0026amp; Gerda Taro \u0026amp; The Invention of Modern Photojournalism; Remix: Conversations with Immigrant Teenagers; \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSugar Changed the World,\u003c\/i\u003e which she cowrote with her husband, Marc Aronson. Budhos has received an EMMA (Exceptional Merit Media Award), a Rona Jaffe Award for Women Writers, and two fellowships from the New Jersey Council on the Arts. She has been a Fulbright Scholar to India and is a professor of English at William Paterson University. Visit her online at marinabudhos.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46553933414561,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780553534221","price":12.5,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780553534252_4b07e8da-ece3-4058-af04-94066656ba00.jpg?v=1781748196","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/the-long-ride-paperback-by-marina-budhos-1","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}