{"product_id":"my-heart-underwater-paperback","title":"My Heart Underwater - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLaurel Flores Fantauzzo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFans of Adib Khorram and Randy Ribay will love this coming-of-age debut about a Filipina American teen drowning under pressure and learning to trust her heart. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCorazon Tagubio is an outcast at the Catholic school she attends on scholarship. Her crush on her teacher, Ms. Holden, doesn't help. At home, Cory worries that less-than-perfect grades aren't good enough for her parents, who already work overtime to support her distant half-brother in the Philippines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter an accident leaves her dad comatose, Cory feels like Ms. Holden is the only person who really understands her. But when a crush turns into something more and the secret gets out, Cory is sent to her relatives in Manila. She's not prepared to face strangers in an unfamiliar place, but she discovers how the country that shaped her past might also redefine her future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis novel takes readers on a journey across the world as Cory comes to understand her family, her relationships, and ultimately, herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eMy Heart Underwater\u003c\/em\u003e is a lovely, magnificent wonder of a novel that will leave you with the rarest of tender heartaches: life-affirming, life-inspiring, life-loving; a heartache of joy and becoming. You won't walk freely, or willingly, from these pages.\" --\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Marjorie Liu\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e* A\u003cem\u003e Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e Best Book of 2020 * A 2022 ALA Rainbow Booklist Selection *\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 21, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759132999968,"sku":"9780062972293","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6813c4b08264009801ce9d2af0908a0f.webp?v=1780143045","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/my-heart-underwater-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}