{"product_id":"bitter","title":"Bitter by Akwaeke Emezi","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom National Book Award finalist Akwaeke Emezi comes a companion novel to PET that explores both the importance and cost of social revolution--and how youth lead the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBitter is an aspiring artist who has been invited to cultivate her talents at a special school in the town of Lucille. Surrounded by other creative teens, she can focus on her painting--though she hides a secret from everyone around her. Meanwhile, the streets of Lucille are filled with social unrest. This is Lucille before the Revolution. A place of darkness and injustice. A place where a few ruling elites control the fates of the many.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe young people of Lucille know they deserve better--they aren't willing to settle for this world that the adults say is \"just the way things are.\" They are protesting, leading a much-needed push for social change. But Bitter isn't sure where she belongs--in the art studio or in the streets. And if she does find a way to help the Revolution while being true to who she is, she must also ask: what are the costs?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDETAILS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e • Author: Akwaeke Emezi • Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers • Format: Paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cedar Leaf Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45420428066860,"sku":"9780593309063","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0697\/2234\/1420\/files\/9780593309063.jpg?v=1774910961","url":"https:\/\/cedarleafbooks.com\/products\/bitter","provider":"Cedar Leaf Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}