{"product_id":"9780142406878","title":"Abby Takes a Stand (Scraps of Time Series #1)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA historical chapter book series from three-time Coretta Scott King Award winner and Newbery Honor author, Patricia C. McKissack.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy has their grandmother bothered keeping a menu from a restaurant that closed years ago, a restaurant that never served very good food in the first place? Three cousins listen to Gee's own story, set in the early days of lunch counter sit-ins in Nashville, a time when a black child could sit up front in a city bus but still could not get a milk shake at a downtown restaurant. Through the eyes of ten-year-old Abby, young readers see what it was like to live through those days, and they'll come to understand that, like a menu, freedom is about having choices. Each book in this series tells the story behind a different \"scrap of time\"; together they form a patchwork quilt of one black family's past that stretches back for generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A perfect introduction to an extraordinary time when regular people, even ten-year-old girls, make a difference.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The book gives readers a kid's-eye view of important happenings and reminds them that history is something that is in the making.\" —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Young Readers Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47008650395888,"sku":"9780142406878","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780142406878_p0.jpg?v=1763656268","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780142406878","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}