{"product_id":"it-all-comes-down-to-this-paperback","title":"It All Comes Down to This - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKaren English\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA powerful middle grade coming-of-age novel set in a slowly integrating upper middle class Los Angeles neighborhood in the summer of 1965, from a Coretta Scott King Honor Award-winning author. Perfect for fans of Rita Williams-Garcia and Sharon M. Draper.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It's 1965, Los Angeles. Sophie is the new black kid in a nearly all-white neighborhood; her beloved sister, Lily, is going away to college soon; and her parents' marriage is rocky. Plus, there's her family's new, disapproving housekeeper to deal with. Then riots erupt in nearby Watts and a friend is unfairly arrested, and Sophie learns that life--and her own place in it--is even more complicated than she'd once thought. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Honest, witty . . . relatable. Unfairness and race-consciousness run through the story--so do surprises. Bigotry wears many guises. Kindness does too.\" --\u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Thoughtful and well-wrought . . . . Compassionate, pointed, and empowering.\" --\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e, starred review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"An impressive coming-of-age story.\" --\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews, \u003c\/em\u003e starred review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Reveals how an impressionable and intelligent child learns from the injustices that touch her, her family, and her friends.\" --\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly, \u003c\/em\u003e starred review\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKaren English\u003c\/b\u003e is the Coretta Scott King Honor-winning author of Kirkus Prize finalist \u003ci\u003eIt All Comes Down to This\u003c\/i\u003e and the Nikki \u0026amp; Deja and The Carver Chronicles series. She is a former teacher and lives in Los Angeles. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.6 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 17, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kirkus Prize (2017)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e It All Comes Down to This\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.7\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 11\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42687178375231,"sku":"9780358098539","price":9.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/48097e0cbc2da7b128f9e703c689e911.webp?v=1764977734","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/it-all-comes-down-to-this-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}