{"product_id":"b09b5wxdm1","title":"Big Apple Diaries","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn  Big Apple Diaries,  a heartfelt diary-style graphic memoir by Alyssa Bermudez, a young New Yorker doodles her way through middle school―   navigating crushes, friendship, fashion, and identity, as well as the world-changing consequences of September 11, 2001.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s the year 2000 in New York City. For 12-year old Alyssa, a biracial Puerto Rican girl, this means all kinds of new challenges: splitting time between her dad's apartment in Manhattan and her mom's new place in Queens, navigating the ups and downs of middle school, harboring an epic crush on a new classmate, and figuring out how to be a real Puerto Rican. The only way to make sense of it all is to write and draw her thoughts and worries into her diary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut, when a terrible tragedy strikes, Alyssa must find hope and strength within herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFortunately, Alyssa's family and friends are safe, and through the shared love and support of her people and community, Alyssa discovers she can overcome anything... even middle school.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis honest, moving graphic memoir is based on Alyssa Bermudez's own middle school diaries before and after September 11, 2001.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANT","offers":[{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":52817309827288,"sku":"YSL30257","price":7.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0835\/3356\/2072\/files\/81TJk5pXx3L._SY1500.jpg?v=1793083743","url":"https:\/\/www.bookmebay.com\/products\/b09b5wxdm1","provider":"BookMebay","version":"1.0","type":"link"}