{"product_id":"when-we-make-it","title":"When We Make It","description":"\"The energy. The clarity. The beauty. Elisabet Velasquez brings it all. . . . Her voice is FIRE!\"—NYT bestselling and award-winning author Jacqueline Woodson\n\nAn 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.\n\nSarai 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.\n\nWhen We Make It is a love letter to anyone who was taught to believe that they would not make it. To those who feel their 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\u003eASIN: 059332448X\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.059332448X.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Velasquez, Elisabet\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41631178522682,"sku":"DBV.059332448X.G","price":8.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/059332448X-0.jpg?v=1788489235","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/when-we-make-it","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}