{"product_id":"libertad","title":"Libertad","description":"Governor General's Literary Award nominee 2008\n- Children's Literature, Text category\nRuth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award Winner, 2009\n2010 Skipping Stones Honor Award Winner\n- Multicultural and International Awareness Books category\nGolden Oak Award winner, 2009\nCanadian Children's Book Centre Awards 2009 finalist\nOn Resource Link's \"Best of 2008\" List\nCLA Children's Book of the Year Award Honour Book, 2009\nManitoba Young Readers' Choice Awards shortlist, 2010\nCanadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice, 2009\n- Starred Choice\nOLA's Silver Birch Fiction nominee 2010\nWith their father gone to America to make money for his family, Libertad, his little brother Julio and their mother scrape a living out of a dump in Guatemala City. Although it is too late for him, Libertad is determined that his little brother should go to school. Taught to play the marimba by his father, Libertad uses his talent as a street musician to raise enough money for his brother's school supplies. But his dreams for their future are destroyed when their mother is killed in a freak accident. Libertad must face the inevitable truth; they cannot survive on the streets of Guatemala City alone. There is only one thing to do. They must set out on the long and lonely journey to the Rio Grande River, where they plan to cross the water and enter the United States to find their father.\nA moving story about determination and hope, Libertad is a stunning free verse novel by the author of In the Garage and Walking on Glass.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1554551064\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.1554551064.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Fullerton, Alma\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\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: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42818859106365,"sku":"BVV.1554551064.G","price":5.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/1554551064-0.jpg?v=1766005132","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/libertad","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}