{"product_id":"pasteboard-bandit","title":"Pasteboard Bandit","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003ePasteboard Bandit\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eArna Bontemps\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780195114768\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eOxford University Press\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e1997\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eFirst Edition\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e96\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003eIn this delightful children's tale, an American boy, Kenny Strange, moves to the quiet Mexican town of Taxco with his parents and strikes up a friendship with young Juanito Pérez, a Taxco native. The two boys are brought together by an enchanting toy, the pasteboard bandit Tito. Chosen by Juanito at a town fair from among the other pasteboard toys, Tito, with his colorful clothes and bright eyes, becomes Juanito's and Kenny's constant companion, and the threesome share many adventures in and around the town's rolling green hills. The boys' growing friendship, Kenny's introduction to a culture unlike his own, and Tito's witty reflections on being a toy will be recognized instantly by anyone young or old who has ever made a friend or imagined that a toy might be real.\u003cbr\u003e Originally written in 1935, but never before published, \u003cem\u003eThe Pasteboard Bandit\u003c\/em\u003e grew out of several trips Langston Hughes made to Mexico during his lifetime. Hughes first went to the town of Toluca at age 5 to visit his father, and again when he was older. During these visits, Hughes met many writers and artists, and it is their influence that informs the story of \u003cem\u003eThe Pasteboard Bandit\u003c\/em\u003e--a story of two cultures meeting. When Hughes left Mexico for the last time, at age 32, he was carrying the first draft for \u003cem\u003eThe Pasteboard Bandit\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Pasteboard Bandit | Arna Bontemps | Hardcover | 9780195114768 | Used: Very Good | Children's Non-Fiction 1702680","offer_id":50831397388546,"sku":"1702680","price":24.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3327\/5906\/files\/A13-g5byL2L.jpg?v=1792595598","url":"https:\/\/boswellsbooks.com\/products\/pasteboard-bandit","provider":"Boswell's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}