{"product_id":"9780823447169","title":"The Little House of Hope","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhen Esperanza and her family arrive in the United States from Cuba, they rent a little house, una casita. It may be small, but they soon prove that there’s room enough to share with a whole community.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt was a little house. Una casita . . . \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e It was small. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e It smelled like old wet socks. . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBut even though they were far from home, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e The family was together. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Esperanza and her family settle into their new house, they all do their part to make it a home. When other immigrant families need a place to stay, it seems only natural for the family in la casita to help.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTogether they turn the house into a place where other new immigrants can help one another. Esperanza is always the first to welcome them to la casita. It’s a safe place in a new land.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTerry Catasus Jennings first came from Cuba to the U.S. in 1961, when she was twelve years old. With The Little House of Hope, she tells an inspiring, semi-autobiographical story of how immigrants can help each other find their footing in a new country.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Spanish edition of this beautiful title,  \u003ci\u003eLa casita de Esperanza,\u003c\/i\u003e is also available.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e Named to the Delaware Diamonds Book List\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Terry Catasús Jennings","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":47432570470612,"sku":"9780823447169","price":24.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/9208\/files\/BNCImageAPI_88366a8f-cc81-43af-9ab7-bec4354af129.jpg?v=1767993538","url":"https:\/\/penguinshop.ca\/products\/9780823447169","provider":"Penguin Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}