{"product_id":"punching-the-air-9780062996497","title":"Punching the Air","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e and \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e bestseller * Goodreads Finalist for Best Teen Book of the Year * \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTime\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Magazine Best Book of the Year * \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Best Book of the Year * Shelf Awareness Best Book of the Year * \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Best Book of the Year * \u003cem\u003eKirkus \u003c\/em\u003eBest Book of the Year \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew York Public Library Best Book of the Year\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom award-winning, bestselling author Ibi Zoboi and prison reform activist Yusef Salaam of the Exonerated Five comes a powerful YA novel in verse about a boy who is wrongfully incarcerated. One of the most acclaimed YA novels of the year, this \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller is a must-read for fans of Jason Reynolds, Walter Dean Myers, and Elizabeth Acevedo and is \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003enow available in paperback!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe story that I thought\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ewas my life\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003edidn't start on the day\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI was born \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmal Shahid has always been an artist and a poet. But even in a diverse art school, because of a biased system he's seen as disruptive and unmotivated. Then, one fateful night, an altercation in a gentrifying neighborhood escalates into tragedy. \"Boys just being boys\" turns out to be true only when those boys are white. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe story that I think\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ewill be my life \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003estarts today\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuddenly, at just sixteen years old, Amal is convicted of a crime he didn't commit and sent to prison. Despair and rage almost sink him until he turns to the refuge of his words, his art. This never should have been his story. But can he change it? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith spellbinding lyricism, award-winning author Ibi Zoboi and prison reform activist Yusef Salaam tell a moving and deeply profound story about how one boy is able to maintain his humanity and fight for the truth in a system designed to strip him of both.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ibi Zoboi, Yusef Salaam\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Versify\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/07\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062996497\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e509958 \/ Punching the Air","brand":"Ripon Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44147001917485,"sku":"9780062996497","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/0501\/1245\/files\/img_909c870e-7807-4a1e-894b-b6d03a727687.jpg?v=1757181158","url":"https:\/\/riponbookstore.com\/products\/punching-the-air-9780062996497","provider":"Ripon Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}