{"product_id":"journey-with-lola-paperback","title":"Journey With Lola - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIsabelle Loy-Odan Bete\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Where did you get colored chalk? Your grandmother isn't a teacher-she never even went to school.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLong before she found herself in the American Midwest, she was a young girl in the Philippines, sitting on the cold stone steps of her grandmother's home, racing to wish on shooting stars before they disappeared. Her childhood unfolded on the edges of poverty-huddling beneath a leaking roof during tropical storms, being mocked as an \"abandoned\" child, and enduring the silence of a classroom where a teacher's accusation of theft weighed heavier than hunger.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaised by the fierce love of an illiterate grandmother and the grit of an Igorot heart, she dared to chase the dream of the \"Beautiful Land.\" But as departure neared, her grandmother's hope hardened into a warning that lingered like a shadow: Those who go there become lost.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this raw and luminous memoir, she traces the 8,000 miles between a mountainside hut and a life built far from home. It is a journey of resilience, inheritance, and belonging-one that asks a universal question: \u003cstrong\u003eCan we succeed in a new world without losing the cultural soul that raised us?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A hauntingly beautiful map for anyone navigating the space between two worlds.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 05, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51884620185888,"sku":"9798999391803","price":18.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5Wb1mmDdps9798999391803.webp?v=1781883727","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/journey-with-lola-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}