{"product_id":"forest-world-hardcover","title":"Forest World - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMargarita Engle\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom award-winning author Margarita Engle comes a lively middle grade novel in verse that tells the story of a Cuban-American boy who visits his family's village in Cuba for the first time--and meets a sister he didn't know he had.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEdver isn't happy about being shipped off to Cuba to visit the father he barely knows. The island is a place that no one in Miami ever mentions without a sigh, but travel laws have suddenly changed, and now it's a lot easier for divided families to be reunited. Technology in Cuba hasn't caught up with the times, though, and Edver is expecting a long, boring summer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe was NOT expecting to meet a sister he didn't know he had. Luza is a year older and excited to see her little brother, until she realizes what a spoiled American he is. Looking for something--anything--they might have in common, the siblings sneak onto the Internet, despite it being forbidden in Cuba, and make up a fake butterfly. Maybe now their cryptozoologist mother will come to visit. But their message is intercepted by a dangerous poacher, and suddenly much more than their family is at stake. Edver and Luza have to find a way to overcome their differences to save the Cuban jungle that they both have grown to love.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMargarita Engle is the Cuban American author of many books including the verse novels \u003ci\u003eRima's Rebellion\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eYour Heart, My Sky\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eWith a Star in My Hand\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Surrender Tree\u003c\/i\u003e, a Newbery Honor winner; and \u003ci\u003eThe Lightning Dreamer\u003c\/i\u003e. Her verse memoirs include \u003ci\u003eSoaring Earth\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEnchanted Air\u003c\/i\u003e, which received the Pura Belpré Award, a Walter Dean Myers Award Honor, and was a finalist for the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction, among others. Her picture books include \u003ci\u003eDrum Dream Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDancing Hands\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Flying Girl\u003c\/i\u003e. Visit her at MargaritaEngle.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.3 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 29, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Forest World\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.9\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771938275616,"sku":"9781481490573","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ce67e035c029a1a8ffd4a260551d2012.webp?v=1780397589","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/forest-world-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}