{"product_id":"9780374314378","title":"Moonwalking","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"This novel in verse, alternately narrated by two boys in 1980s Greenpoint, Brooklyn, one channeled by Elliott and one by Miller-Lachmann, eloquently tackles race, culture and life on the spectrum.\" — \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor fans of Jason Reynolds and Jacqueline Woodson, this middle-grade novel-in-verse follows two boys in 1980s Brooklyn as they become friends for a season.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePunk rock-loving JJ Pankowski can't seem to fit in at his new school in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, as one of the only white kids. Pie Velez, a math and history geek by day and graffiti artist by night is eager to follow in his idol, Jean-Michel Basquiat's, footsteps. The boys stumble into an unlikely friendship, swapping notes on their love of music and art, which sees them through a difficult semester at school and at home. But a run-in with the cops threatens to unravel it all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom authors Zetta Elliott and Lyn Miller-Lachmann, \u003ci\u003eMoonwalking\u003c\/i\u003e is a stunning exploration of class, cross-racial friendships, and two boys' search for belonging in a city as tumultuous and beautiful as their hearts.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Zetta Elliott (CA), Lyn Miller-Lachmann","offers":[{"title":"Farrar Straus \u0026amp; Giroux |  Hardback | With dust jacket |  2022-04-12","offer_id":44151856726271,"sku":"9780374314378","price":26.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/products\/BNCImageAPI_63a467cc-edd5-4b8d-b294-2f99eeacd5be.jpg?v=1671323928","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9780374314378","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}