{"product_id":"a-fighting-chance","title":"A Fighting Chance","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eSeventeen-year-old Miguel Angel spends every minute after school at the Packing Shed, working out with the Alisal Boxing Club. He dreams of becoming a champion so he can get his mother and five siblings out of their cramped one-bedroom apartment in one of Salinas’ poorest barrios.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eBut suddenly his life gets more complicated. The city is threatening to take the Packing Shed away from Coach, and without a place to train he won’t be able to avoid the gangbangers in his neighborhood. His childhood friend, Beto, has succumbed to the wiles of easy money and expensive cars, and Miguel Angel wonders if he’ll be able to resist his friend.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWhen Beto turns to him for help, Miguel Angel is torn between his commitment to friends and Coach’s warnings about gang life. In A Fighting Chance, journalist Claudia Meléndez Salinas has crafted a vivid novel for young adults that captures the challenges of contemporary urban life in one of the Latino community’s poorest barrios.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eAuthor: Claudia Meléndez Salinas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003ePages: 285\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eDimensions: \u003c\/span\u003e8.4 in H | 5.4 in W | 1 in T\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eOn sale date: October 31, 2015\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003ePublisher: Arte Publico Press\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Arte Publico Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50359054500054,"sku":"9781501169892","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/6649\/7238\/files\/AFightingChance.jpg?v=1788383946","url":"https:\/\/telegraphhillbooks.com\/products\/a-fighting-chance","provider":"Telegraph Hill Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}