{"product_id":"caged-hardcover","title":"Caged - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKao Kalia Yang\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKhou Vue\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA poignant picture book about a young Hmong girl born and raised in a refugee camp who imagines what lies beyond the bounds of its borders.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA young Hmong girl has never been outside the camp she lives in with her parents and thousands of other families. Most days, she spends her time playing with her cousins and pretending they can fly above the clouds and far away from here. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen her family's papers are finally approved, she's uncertain if she's ready to leave everything--and everyone--she's ever known behind. But on the day she leaves, her favorite aunt, Golden Flower, sees her off with the words, \u003ci\u003eYour wings have arrived\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith poetic text by Kalia Kao Yang and stunning art by Khou Vue, \u003ci\u003eCaged \u003c\/i\u003eis about the power of imagination, resilience, and dreaming of freedom.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKao Kalia Yang is a Hmong American writer. She is the author of the adult memoirs \u003ci\u003eThe Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Song Poet\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSomewhere in the Unknown World\u003c\/i\u003e. Yang is also the author of the children's books \u003ci\u003eA Map Into the World\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Shared Room\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Most Beautiful Thing\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eYang Warriors\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work has been recognized by the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Chautauqua Prize, the PEN USA literary awards, the Dayton's Literary Peace Prize, the American Library Association, Kirkus Best Books of the Year, the Heartland Bookseller's Award, and has garnered four Minnesota Book Awards. Kao Kalia Yang lives in Minnesota with her family, and teaches and speaks across the nation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKhou Vue is a first-generation Hmong American graphic designer and illustrator with a BFA from Kent State University. In her spare time, she loves traveling the world with her daughter and husband. She also loves trying out every bakery\/ice cream shop she comes across and scoping out the children's section of bookstores.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.2 x 11.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 28, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51748311499040,"sku":"9781984816368","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9f22c45ff9645c4c71e51bb6d135adb9.webp?v=1779907912","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/caged-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}