{"product_id":"raincoast-books-we-wait-for-the-sun-available-at-modern-rascals","title":"We Wait For The Sun","description":"\u003cp class=\"body_text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA beautiful and uplifting non-fiction picture book from Katie McCabe and trailblazing civil rights lawyer and activist Dovey Johnson Roundtree,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWe Wait for the Sun.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn the hour before dawn, Dovey Mae and Grandma Rachel step into the cool, damp night on a secret mission: to find the sweetest, ripest blackberries that grow deep in the woods.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBut the nighttime holds a thousand sounds - and a thousand shadows - and Dovey Mae is frightened of the dark. But with the fierce and fearless Grandma Rachel at her side, the woods turn magical, and berry picking becomes an enchanting adventure that ends with the beauty and power of the sunrise.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA cherished memory from Dovey Johnson Roundtree's childhood, this magical experience speaks to the joy that pulsed through her life, even under the shadow of Jim Crow. With Grandma Rachel's lessons as her guiding light, Dovey Mae would go on to become a trailblazer of the civil rights movement - fighting for justice and equality in the military, the courtroom, and the church. With warm, vibrant illustrations from Raissa Figueroa,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWe Wait for the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a resonant, beautiful story told through one exquisite page turn after another.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Book of 2021\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEvanston Public Library\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e101 Great Books for Kids List of 2021\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"author_text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKATIE McCABE\u003c\/b\u003eis the co-author, with Dovey Johnson Roundtree, of Roundtree's biography\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMighty Justice\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Association of Black Women Historians' Letitia Woods Brown Award. Her National Magazine Award-winning article on Black medical legend Vivien Thomas was the basis for the Emmy-winning HBO film\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSomething the Lord Made\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRaissa Figueroa\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a children's book illustrator and overall art lover based out of San Diego, California. She loves taking in the early morning light while out on walks with her dog, Ghost, and letting her mind meander off to fantastical new places. Her other titles include\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSophie and the Little Star,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWe Wait for the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOona\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe More the Merrier\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/services.raincoast.com\/images\/shim.gif\" width=\"330\" height=\"1\" align=\"right\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/services.raincoast.com\/images\/shim.gif\"\u003e","brand":"Raincoast Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40254946869313,"sku":"","price":25.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1371\/1579\/files\/we-wait-for-the-sun-raincoast-books.jpg?v=1683450291","url":"https:\/\/centristecnologia.com\/products\/raincoast-books-we-wait-for-the-sun-available-at-modern-rascals","provider":"centristecnologia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}