{"product_id":"free-lunch-hardcover","title":"Free Lunch - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRex Ogle\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstead of giving him lunch money, Rex's mom has signed him up for free meals. As a poor kid in a wealthy school district, better-off kids crowd impatiently behind him as he tries to explain to the cashier that he's on the free meal program. The lunch lady is hard of hearing, so Rex has to shout. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eFree Lunch\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of Rex's efforts to navigate his first semester of sixth grade--who to sit with, not being able to join the football team, Halloween in a handmade costume, classmates and a teacher who take one look at him and decide he's trouble--all while wearing secondhand clothes and being hungry. His mom and her boyfriend are out of work, and life at home is punctuated by outbursts of violence. Halfway through the semester, his family is evicted and ends up in government-subsidized housing in view of the school. Rex lingers at the end of last period every day until the buses have left, so no one will see where he lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnsparing and realistic, \u003cem\u003eFree Lunch\u003c\/em\u003e is a story of hardship threaded with hope and moments of grace. Rex's voice is compelling and authentic, and \u003cem\u003eFree Lunch\u003c\/em\u003e is a true, timely, and essential work that illuminates the lived experience of poverty in America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.5 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 10, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yalsa Award for Excellence in Non-Fiction for Young Adults (2020)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Free Lunch\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3.7\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772401844512,"sku":"9781324003601","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e1f92c3b2b868603b84025cdfba493f3.webp?v=1780404842","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/free-lunch-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}