{"product_id":"when-we-make-it","title":"When We Make It by Velasquez, Elisabet","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"The energy. The clarity. The beauty. Elisabet Velasquez brings it all. . . . Her voice is FIRE!\"--\u003ci\u003eNYT\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling and award-winning author Jacqueline Woodson \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn unforgettable, torrential, and hopeful debut young adult novel-in-verse that redefines what it means to \"make it,\" for readers of Nicholasa Mohr and Elizabeth Acevedo. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSarai is a first-generation Puerto Rican question asker who can see with clarity the truth, pain, and beauty of the world both inside and outside her Bushwick apartment. Together with her older sister, Estrella, she navigates the strain of family traumas and the systemic pressures of toxic masculinity and housing insecurity in a rapidly gentrifying Brooklyn. Sarai questions the society around her, her Boricua identity, and the life she lives with determination and an open heart, learning to celebrate herself in a way that she has long been denied. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen We Make It\u003c\/i\u003e is a love letter to anyone who was taught to believe that they would not make it. To those who \u003ci\u003efeel \u003c\/i\u003etheir emotions before they can name them. To those who still may not have all the language but they have their story. Velasquez' debut novel is sure to leave an indelible mark on all who read it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elisabet Velasquez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dial Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/21\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.35h x 5.75w x 1.34d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593324486\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAge Range:\u003c\/b\u003e 14-17\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.4\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\u003e517117 \/ When We Make It\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2021 pg. 72\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2021 pg. 98\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2022 pg. 125\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2022 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElisabet Velasquez is a Boricua writer born in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Her work is featured in \u003ci\u003eMuzzle Magazine, Winter Tangerine, Centro Voces, Latina Magazine, Longreads, We Are Mitú, Tidal, \u003c\/i\u003e and Martín Espada's anthology \u003ci\u003eWhat Saves Us: Poems of Empathy and Outrage in the Age of Trump. When We Make It\u003c\/i\u003e is her debut novel. Elisabet lives in Jersey City, New Jersey.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dial Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43656879833241,"sku":"9780593324486","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/img_aaf74750-1c6d-4851-a997-d85a583f317a.jpg?v=1724613438","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/when-we-make-it","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}