{"product_id":"9781585365289","title":"Elena's Story","description":"\u003cbr\u003eElena lives near a small town in western\u003cp\u003eGuatemala. She lives there with her mother,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eher younger brother, Luis, and her baby sister, Ana. Her\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efather is far away, working on a plantation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElena struggles to keep up in school. Her teacher says she\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eneeds to practice her reading, but it's hard to find time\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto read. She must help her mother with the cooking and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehousework, as well as the hard work of planting and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eweeding their garden.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the big sister Elena is also in charge of watching over\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLuis to keep him out of mischief. It isn't always easy and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eshe gets impatient with her little brother. But at the end\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof the day, when Elena shares a book with Luis, carefully\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esounding out the words, she comes to better understand\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand appreciate her role in the family.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sleeping Bear Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47018183262448,"sku":"9781585365289","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781585365289_p0.jpg?v=1763800521","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781585365289","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}