{"product_id":"nothings-ever-the-same-paperback","title":"Nothing's Ever the Same - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCyn Vargas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eItzel's 13th birthday party starts in just about the unluckiest way possible-with her dad having a heart attack. In those frantic moments, the piñntilde;ata and the frosted sheetcake and the Styrofoam cups of orange soda are forgotten; the day's highlights end up being CPR, an ambulance ride, and angioplasty. But when her father gets home from the hospital, his problems are far from over--and Itzel's are just getting started.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eNothing's Ever the Same\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles a young girl's coming of age in Chicago--growing up as her family grows apart. In masterful fashion, Cyn Vargas gives us a touching and memorable and universal story about a marriage on the brink and a teenager looking for love. It's a short book that packs a wallop; it's also a beautiful meditation on dysfunction and forgiveness, and all the times in life to which we can never return. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew Chicago Classics\u003c\/i\u003e are a disparate set of titles united around a common theme: showcasing the city's up-and-coming literary talents as they produce enduring works. These excellent titles are destined to stand in the first rank of literature about the second city.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCyn Vargas's\u003c\/b\u003e short story collection, \u003ci\u003eOn The Way\u003c\/i\u003e, received positive reviews from \u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHeavy Feather Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNecessary Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. Book accolades include: \u003ci\u003eBook Scrolling\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Short Story Collections of All Time, \u003ci\u003eNewcity\u003c\/i\u003e Lit's Top 5 Fiction Books by Chicago Authors, \u003ci\u003eChicago Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e's Favorite Books of\u003cbr\u003e2015, \u003ci\u003eBustle\u003c\/i\u003e's 11 Short Story Collections Your Book Club Will Love, and the Chicago Writers Association's 2015 Book of the Year Honorable Mention. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCyn's prose and essays have been widely published and she received a Top 25 Finalist and Honorable Mention in two of \u003ci\u003eGlimmer Train\u003c\/i\u003e's Short Story Award for New Writers Contests, is the recipient of the Guild Literary Complex Prose Award in Fiction, Core Faculty at StoryStudio Chicago, on the Board of Directors for Hypertext Studio, and twice selected as artist-in-residence at the Ragdale Foundation. She earned an MFA in Creative Writing from Columbia College Chicago. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 168\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 7.48 x 4.72 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 14, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51749030166816,"sku":"9781948954877","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1f37c4e79c99ff78e311280833c2c44c.webp?v=1779923507","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/nothings-ever-the-same-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}