{"product_id":"the-skirt","title":"The Skirt","description":"\u003cb\u003eFor fans of Gary Soto and Matt de la Peña comes a tale of a contemporary Mexican-American family with a \"spunky and imaginative heroine\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMiata Ramirez is scared and upset. The skirt she brought to show off at school is gone. She brought her forklorico skirt to show off at school and left it on the bus. It’s not just any skirt. This skirt belonged to Miata’s mother when she was a child in Mexico. On Sunday, Miata and her dance group are supposedgoing to dance forklorico, or traditional Mexican folk dances; and that kind of dancing requires a skirt like the one Miata lost. It’s Friday afternoon. Miata doesn’ t want her parents to know she’s lost something again. Can she find a way to rescue the precious skirt in time?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With its focus on family ties, friendship, and ethnic pride and Includes an afterword from its acclaimedthe author, \u003ci\u003eThe Skirt\u003c\/i\u003e is a story that children everywhere will relate to and be inspired by, no matter their background.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eA light, engaging narrative\u003c\/b\u003e that successfully combines information on  Hispanic culture with familiar and recognizable childhood themes....A fine read-aloud and  discussion starter, this story blends cultural differences with human  similarities to create both interest and understanding.\"—\u003ci\u003eSLJ\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“\u003cb\u003eLight, easy reading . . . offering readers a cast and situations with which to identify, \u003c\/b\u003ewhatever their own ethnic origins.”—\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bulletin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Soto's light tale offers a pleasant blend of family ties, friendship and ethnic pride...[and Miata is] \u003cb\u003ea spunky and imaginative heroine.\u003c\/b\u003e\"—\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51230618681632,"sku":"9780440409243","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0836\/3661\/7504\/files\/9780440409243.jpg?v=1770869230","url":"https:\/\/creativebysanchez.com\/products\/the-skirt","provider":"Creative By Sanchez","version":"1.0","type":"link"}