{"product_id":"apple","title":"Apple: (Skin to the Core)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRINTZ AWARD HONOR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BOOK AWARD LONGLIST\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA moving memoir-in-verse that chronicles one Native teenager's search for belonging \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe term \"Apple\" is a slur in Native communities across the country. It's for someone supposedly \"red on the outside, white on the inside.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Apple (Skin to the Core), Eric Gansworth tells his story, the story of his family--of Onondaga among Tuscaroras--of Native folks everywhere. From the horrible legacy of the government boarding schools, to a boy watching his siblings leave and return and leave again, to a young man fighting to be an artist who balances multiple worlds. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEric shatters that slur and reclaims it in verse and prose and imagery that truly lives up to the word heartbreaking. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eP R A I S E \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER, AMERICAN INDIAN YOUTH LITERATURE AWARD\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBest of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e: TIME - NPR - Shelf Awareness - American Indians in Youth Literature \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Stirring.... Raw and moving.\"--TIME \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Beautiful imagery and with words that soar and scald.\"--The Buffalo News \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Easily one of the best books to be published in 2020. The kind of book bound to save lives.\"-- LitHub \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A powerful narrative about identity and belonging.\" --Paste Magazine \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e★ \"Timely and important.\" --Booklist (starred)\u003cbr\u003e★ \"Searing yet dryly funny.\" --The Bulletin (starred)\u003cbr\u003e★ \"Exceptional.\" --Shelf-Awareness (starred)\u003cbr\u003e★​ \"\"Captivating​.\"\" --S​chool Library Journal (starred)","brand":"Lantern Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44421352882313,"sku":"9781646142033","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0376\/3057\/4729\/files\/9781646142033_0c9b7.jpg?v=1757062200","url":"https:\/\/thebookmarkpr.com\/products\/apple","provider":"The Bookmark Books \u0026 Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}