{"product_id":"kween-9780063223356","title":"Kween","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eIn the YA debut \"Soma Kears Verses Have Gone Viral,\" a queer Cambodian American teen navigates her journey to find her voice and embrace her legacy after her deportation to Cambodia. With her school's spoken word contest approaching, Soma must decide whether to publicly reveal her fears and admit that things may never be the same. The book celebrates Khmer identity, queerness, and embracing complicated histories. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 352 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 26 October 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: HarperCollins Publishers Inc\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA searing, joyful YA debut about a queer Cambodian American teen's journey to find her voice and step into her legacy, perfect for fans of Ibi Zoboi and Elizabeth Acevedo.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSoma Kears verses have gone viral. Trouble is, she didn't exactly think her slam poetry video through. All she knew was that her rhymes were urgent. On fire. An expression of where she was, and that place... was a hot mess.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFollowing her Bas deportation back to Cambodia, everything has changed. Her Ma is away trying to help Ba adjust to his new life, and her older sister has taken charge with a new authoritarian tone. Meanwhile, Soma's trending video pushes her to ask if it's time to level up. With her school's spoken word contest looming, Soma must decide: Is she brave enough to put herself out there? To publicly reveal her fears of Ba not returning? To admit that things may never be the same?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith every line she spits, Soma searches for a way to make sense of the world around her. The answers are at the mic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom debut author Vichet Chum comes a celebration of Khmer identity, queerness, and embracing the complicated histories that shape who we are and want to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 383g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 210 x 140 x 29 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9780063223356\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vichet Chum","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":44696572363002,"sku":"9780063223356","price":10.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1698420504448_book.jpg?v=1698476968","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/kween-9780063223356","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}