{"product_id":"evamar","title":"Evamar","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom award-winning author Margarita Engle comes an enthralling and heartrending novel in verse about first love, hidden cultures, and ancestral connections that follows a teen's journey to uncover her late grandmother's roots in Cuba.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJust before she was transformed\u003cbr\u003einto an invisible spirit\u003cbr\u003emy grandmother whispered her last wishes\u003cbr\u003einto my ear:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eprinkle my ashes in a patch of girasoles, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ewait patiently, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eharvest the seeds, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003efly to la isla, find el jardín, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eplant las semillas.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThen and only then--\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eread my diaries.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvamar has arrived in Cuba with her abuela's ashes and her mother's warnings: \u003ci\u003eDon't talk politics, boil the tap water before you drink, y por favor absolutamente, don't fall in love\u003c\/i\u003e. But then she meets Río, a captivating drummer whose music and presence she can't ignore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRío bears his own scars, separated from his family in the United States. As their bond deepens, Evamar discovers an ancestral treasure that could change her future--and the lives of millions of Caribbeans.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atheneum Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":53928190804336,"sku":"9781665988070","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0954\/1304\/3568\/files\/imageloader_49c5bb5a-2a0e-410a-aaa0-3d578f37db2e.jpg?v=1781934426","url":"https:\/\/aveson.store\/products\/evamar","provider":"Aveson","version":"1.0","type":"link"}