{"product_id":"eureka-1","title":"Eureka","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor fans of\u003ci\u003e Inside Out and Back Again\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOther Words for Home\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Place to Hang the Moon \u003c\/i\u003e-- \u003ci\u003eEureka\u003c\/i\u003e is a gorgeous and emotionally resonant novel-in-verse by multiple-award-winning poet Victoria Chang that sensitively and lyrically renders the tragic events surrounding the 1885 expulsion of Chinese Americans from Eureka, California.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLove illuminates the dark.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe year is 1885. San Francisco is dangerous for Chinese immigrants like twelve-year-old Mei Mei. She must venture on her own, without her family or friends, to Eureka, California, where it is supposedly safe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut 300 miles from home, Mei Mei misses her Ma Ma's kindness, helping out in her Ba Ba's store, and playing hide-and-seek with her best friend, Hua Hua. Despite her fear and the increasing violence against her community, she finds hope in an unexpected friend, the giant Redwood trees, and a new dream: learning how to read in English. As the world around her grows more scary, Mei Mei discovers her own power, as well as the joy of found family, the importance of courage, and the nature of freedom.","brand":"Victoria Chang","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47288659902700,"sku":"9780374393533","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1791\/3068\/files\/9780374393533.jpg?v=1770566709","url":"https:\/\/intl.allstora.com\/products\/eureka-1","provider":"Allstora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}