{"product_id":"the-family-fortuna-paperback","title":"The Family Fortuna - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLindsay Eagar\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e[star] \"A richly compelling story about sympathetic, queer, and remarkable carny folks. . . . Readers will want to grab tickets to this thoughtful, provocative read.\" -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeaked. Feathered. Monstrous. Avita was born to be a star. Her tent sells out nightly, and every performance incites bloodcurdling screams. She's the crown jewel of the Family Fortuna, and Avita feeds on the shrieks, the gasps, the fear. But when a handsome young artist arrives to create posters of the performers, she's appalled by his rendering of Bird Girl. Is that all he sees? A hideous monster--all sharp beak and razor teeth, obsidian eyes and ruffled feathers? Determined to be more, Avita devises a plan to snatch freedom out from under the greased mustache of her charismatic father, the domineering proprietor and ringmaster. But will their fragile circus family survive the showdown she has in mind? By turns delightful and disturbing, bawdy and breathtaking, horrific and heartfelt, this electric and exquisitely crafted story about a family like no other challenges our every notion of what it means to be different.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLindsay Eagar\u003c\/b\u003e is the highly acclaimed author of the middle-grade novels \u003ci\u003eHour of the Bees\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Race to the Bottom of the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Bigfoot Files, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Patron Thief of Bread\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe Family Fortuna \u003c\/i\u003eis her debut novel for young adults. She lives in the mountains of Utah with her husband and their two daughters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.18 x 8.19 x 5.43 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 05, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51763873939744,"sku":"9781536233537","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2bfc5b231b65c9a6dcfc53d15730fc3d.webp?v=1780240858","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-family-fortuna-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}