ISBN Hardcover: 9781600604508 Paperback: 9781643796499 Awards Junior Library Guild Selection Social Justice Literature Award ILA United Methodist Women Reading Program United Methodist Women Guided Reading: T Lexile: 890L Interest Level: Grades 2 -- 7 Reading Level: Grades 5 -- 5 Themes African/African American Interest, Biography/Memoir, Collaboration, Conflict resolution, Cultural Diversity, Economics/Finance, Farming, Friendship, Geography, Identity/Self Esteem/Confidence, Informational Text, Jewish Interest, Leadership, Music, Muslim/Muslim American Interest, Nature/Science, Neighbors, Nonfiction, Overcoming Obstacles, Persistence/Grit, Religion/Spiritual, Religious Diversity, Similarities and Differences, Tolerance/Acceptance Part of These Collections Diverse Background English Collection Grades 3--6, African American English Collection Middle School, Community Collection, Friends & Friendship, Nonfiction Grades 3--6, High--Low Books for Preteens (Grades 4--6), Social Activism Collection, STEM Booklist Collection Key Selling Points - Now available in an affordable paperback edition! - Explores the way a tragic event, such as the September 11, 2001, attack on the World Trade Center in New York City, can be the impetus for a positive model of friendship and cooperation among people with different religious beliefs in a single community. - Introduces readers to a culture with a diverse way of life both similar to and different from what young readers might be familiar. - Shows the power of one individual with a vision to help enhance the economic wellbeing of many others. - Explores the idea of a cooperative venture as a way to bring people of different beliefs together peacefully. - Presents the social movement of Fair Trade agriculture, a growing trend that helps farmers in developing countries obtain fair prices for their products and promotes sustainability. - Provides a brief introduction to the most common religious practices of Jews, Muslims, and Christians. - Alludes to the power of music to help bring people together around a common goal. - Backmatter includes an Author's Note, information about the music and coffee produced by the cooperative, helpful glossary with pronunciations, and list of source materials.

- Stunning photographs by renowned photojournalist Richard Sobol will immediately draw readers into the book.