{"product_id":"cardboard-city-paperback","title":"Cardboard City - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKatarina Jovanovic\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHedina Tahirovic-Sijerčic\u003c\/b\u003e (Afterword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCardboard City\u003c\/em\u003e follows the lives of two young teens--members of a Romani family. Saida and Nikola experience harsh discrimination at school and crushing poverty in their informal settlement, spread out under a bridge in Belgrade. Their dreams of escape and of leaving deplorable conditions behind trigger a family crisis. In particular, Nikola is a gifted trumpeter and aspires to be a famous musician, but it proves challenging to surmount the enormous barriers between his present situation and the self-mastery and life of dignity he seeks.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroducing young readers to the world of Eastern Europe's Rom, \u003cem\u003eCardboard City\u003c\/em\u003e is evocative of the virulent racism, injustice and inhumane conditions endured by this community to this very day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.34 x 8.24 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 15, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772660842784,"sku":"9781990598104","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b0dbe0a32f7ad499a0851713a29378b2.webp?v=1780410794","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/cardboard-city-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}