{"id":1216796,"date":"2022-05-03T03:09:23","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T07:09:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hachettebookgroup.com\/titles\/none\/\/9780316473125\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T03:25:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T08:25:35","slug":"an-american-story-coretta-scott-king-illustrator-award-winner","status":"publish","type":"hbg-title","link":"https:\/\/www.hachettebookgroup.com\/titles\/kwame-alexander\/an-american-story-coretta-scott-king-illustrator-award-winner\/9780316473125\/","title":{"rendered":"An American Story (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<section class=\"praise\">\n\t<h2 class=\"praise__header\">\n\t\tPraise\t<\/h2>\n\t\n<ai-truncate\n\tcontent=\"nodes\"\n\tmax=\"3\"\n\tbutton-style=\"rounded\"\n\ttruncated-label=\"Read all Praise\"\n\texpanded-label=\"See Less\"\n>\n\t<ul role=\"list\" class=\"praise__list truncate__target\" id=\"praise-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"praise__item\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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