{"product_id":"sidekick","title":"Sidekick","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWritten by internationally beloved poet Naomi Shihab Nye, \u003ci\u003eSidekick\u003c\/i\u003e stands as a testament to poetry’s enduring power to bear witness.\u003c\/b\u003e With each poem, Nye affirms a truth that feels more urgent than ever: every human being deserves safety, dignity, and peace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eDrawing on her family’s deep roots in Palestine, Nye writes with both abiding love and immeasurable heartbreak, offering intimate reflections that illuminate the human cost of conflict. Long a champion of dialogue across borders and divides, she crafts poems that are direct, conversational, and unafraid to confront the systems and structures that perpetuate harm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThrough her signature blend of candor, lyrical grace, and careful attention to everyday lives, Nye offers a collection that urges readers to look more closely, feel more deeply, and imagine a world in which we refuse to turn away from one another.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ePraise for Naomi Shihab Nye\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“On every page, Shihab Nye's insistent call is the same: people, all people, deserve to live safe and healthy lives, free from fear and violence. She mourns, rages, takes politicians to task, but always lands on the side of compassion.”\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Shelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“This poet, always America’s sweetheart, has shared her life with us through her career, warmth, and wisdom—earning our validation—and now, even more, she makes emotion and the world meld, to give an in-depth analysis of her besieged land, letting us know how it appears from inside.”\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Washington Independent Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAt the Book Festival\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;\"\u003eNo bombs were thrown for varying opinions, no grenades\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;\"\u003ecast onto words, we felt sane for a day, mingling,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;\"\u003eas of old, with people we did or did not know, listening\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;\"\u003ein unison, greeting and hugging,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;\"\u003efinding another room, tent,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;\"\u003eItalian crème cake after lunch for energy,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;\"\u003ebuying a book for its title alone, not feeling stuck\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;\"\u003eor lost, on the brink of collapse,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;\"\u003eor scared of anyone else, or worried, not a bit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;\"\u003eSitting next to people we did not know,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;\"\u003eeveryone smiled. At the Book Festival we were\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;\"\u003ewildly wealthy, truly democratic.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BOA Editions, Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48766238818533,"sku":null,"price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback (Signed)","offer_id":48766238851301,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48766238884069,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0982\/0178\/files\/Sidekick_CVR_RGB_SM.jpg?v=1775758488","url":"https:\/\/shop.boaeditions.org\/products\/sidekick","provider":"Boa Editions","version":"1.0","type":"link"}