{"product_id":"one-good-thing-about-america-9780823442669","title":"One Good Thing About America","description":"By: Ruth Freeman     \u003chr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt's always hard to start at a new school . . . and even harder if you're in a new country. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBack home, nine-year-old Anaïs was the best English student in her class, but here in Crazy America it feels like she doesn't know English at all. Nothing makes sense (chicken\u003ci\u003e fingers\u003c\/i\u003e?), and the kids at school have some very strange ideas about Africa.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnaïs misses home.  She misses their little house under the mango trees, and the family left behind--Papa and grandmother Oma and big brother Olivier.  She worries about the fighting that drove her and Mama and little Jean-Claude to leave.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo she writes letters to Oma and tells her about Halloween, snow, mac 'n' cheese dinners, and princess sleepovers. She tells her all about the weird things Crazy Americans do, and how she just might be turning into a Crazy American herself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInspired by the author's work with students learning English, this sweet, often funny middle-grade novel explores differences and common ground across cultures.  In contrast to a growing climate of fear and doubt, this story of a refugee child navigating her new life restores hope and reminds us that America is, in fact, a nation of immigrants where we must accept our differences in order to survive--and that's one \u003ci\u003every\u003c\/i\u003e good thing.","brand":"Holiday House","offers":[{"title":"US - Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":46114642395363,"sku":"DTRCWUS-9780823442669","price":58.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1778\/4925\/files\/9780823442669.jpg?v=1742622770","url":"https:\/\/buybookbook.com\/zh\/products\/one-good-thing-about-america-9780823442669","provider":"買書書 BuyBookBook","version":"1.0","type":"link"}