{"product_id":"9781250083067","title":"The Book of Isaias: A Child of Hispanic Immigrants Seeks His Own America","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**FIRST PLACE for the \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBest Political\/Current Affairs Book,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e International Latino Book Awards 2017**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**One of \u003ci\u003eSouthern Living\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Books of 2016**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fast-paced nonfiction narrative that will help you understand today's immigration battles\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e18-year-old high school senior Isaias Ramos plays in a punk rock group called Los Psychosis and likes to sing along to songs by Björk and her old band, the Sugarcubes. He’s so bright that when his school’s quiz bowl goes on local TV, he acts as captain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe counselors at school want him to apply to Harvard. But Isaias isn’t so sure. He's thinking about going to work painting houses with his parents, who crossed the Arizona desert illegally from Mexico.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite the obstacles and his own doubts, Isaias sets out on the journey to become the first in his family to go to college. He faces make-or-break standardized testing, immigration bureaucracy and absurdly high college costs. And most importantly, the siren song of doubt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis simple story reflects broader truths. Mexican immigration has brought the proportion of Hispanics in the nation’s youth population to roughly one in four. Every day, children of immigrants make decisions about their lives that will shape our society and economy for generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the tradition of \u003ci\u003eFriday Night Lights\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Hope in the Unseen\u003c\/i\u003e, this deeply human narrative offers a powerful antidote to the heated political rhetoric about immigrants and their children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47024175972592,"sku":"9781250083067","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781250083067_p0.jpg?v=1763702662","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781250083067","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}