{"product_id":"the-moon-within-scholastic-gold-paperback","title":"The Moon Within (Scholastic Gold) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAida Salazar\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe dazzling story of a girl navigating friendship, family, and growing up, an \u003ci\u003eAre You There God, It's Me Margaret?\u003c\/i\u003e for the modern day, from debut author Aida Salazar.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e****Four starred reviews!****\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e* \"A worthy successor to Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret set in present-day Oakland.\" -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCeli Rivera's life swirls with questions. About her changing body. Her first attraction to a boy. And her best friend's exploration of what it means to be genderfluid.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut most of all, her mother's insistence she have a moon ceremony when her first period arrives. It's an ancestral Mexica ritual that Mima and her community have reclaimed, but Celi promises she will NOT be participating. Can she find the power within herself to take a stand for who she wants to be?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA dazzling story told with the sensitivity, humor, and brilliant verse of debut talent Aida Salazar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAida Salazar is an award-winning author and arts activist whose writings for adults and children explore issues of identity and social justice. She is the author of the middle-grade verse novels \u003ci\u003eThe Moon Within\u003c\/i\u003e (International Latino Book Award Winner), \u003ci\u003eLand of the Cranes\u003c\/i\u003e (Américas Award Winner), the picture book anthology, \u003ci\u003eIn the Spirit of a Dream\u003c\/i\u003e, and the forthcoming picture book biography \u003ci\u003eJovita Wore Pants: The Story of a Mexican Freedom Fighter\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a founding member of Las Musas, a Latinx kidlit debut author collective. Her short story \"By the Light of the Moon\" was adapted into a ballet production by the Sonoma Conservatory of Dance and is the first Xicana-themed ballet in history. She lives with her family of artists in a teal house in Oakland, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 05, 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 Moon Within\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 5.7\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769644679456,"sku":"9781338283389","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0f0e15634f7b34d8976bdba20dac712b.webp?v=1780352824","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-moon-within-scholastic-gold-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}