{"product_id":"the-jaguars-children-paperback","title":"The Jaguar's Children - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Vaillant\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Extraordinary ... The horrors of a single passage over the border blossom into a human history of sorrow and suffering, all of it beginning with the thirst to be free.\" -- NPR \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"[A] heartbreaker ... Wrenching ... with a voice fresh and plangent enough to disarm resistance.\" -- \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Fearless.\" -- \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Hector is trapped. The water truck, sealed to hide its human cargo, has broken down. The coyotes have taken all the passengers' money for a mechanic and have not returned. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Hector finds a name in his friend Cesar's phone: Annimac. A name with an American number. He must reach her, both for rescue and to pass along the message Cesar has come so far to deliver. But are his messages going through? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Over four days, as water and food run low, Hector tells how he came to this desperate place. His story takes us from Oaxaca -- its rich culture, its rapid change -- to the dangers of the border, exposing the tangled ties between Mexico and El Norte. And it reminds us of the power of storytelling and the power of hope, as Hector fights to ensure his message makes it out of the truck and into the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Both an outstanding suspense novel and an arresting window into the relationship between two great cultures, \u003ci\u003eThe Jaguar's Children \u003c\/i\u003eshows how deeply interconnected all of us, always, are. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This is what novels can do -- illuminate shadowed lives, enable us to contemplate our own depths of kindness, challenge our beliefs about fate.\" -- Amanda Eyre Ward, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e[A] heartbreaker Wrenching with a voice fresh and plangent enough to disarm resistance. \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Fearless. \u003ci\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Hector is trapped. The water truck, sealed to hide its human cargo, has broken down. The coyotes have taken all the passengers money for a mechanic and have not returned.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Hector finds a name in his friend Cesar s phone: Annimac. A name with an American number. He must reach her, both for rescue and to pass along the message Cesar has come so far to deliver. But are his messages going through?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Over four days, as water and food run low, Hector tells how he came to this desperate place. His story takes us from Oaxaca its rich culture, its rapid change to the dangers of the border, exposing the tangled ties between Mexico and El Norte. And it reminds us of the power of storytelling and the power of hope, as Hector fights to ensure his message makes it out of the truck and into the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Both an outstanding suspense novel and an arresting window into the relationship between two great cultures, \u003ci\u003eThe Jaguar s Children \u003c\/i\u003eshows how deeply interconnected all of us, always, are.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This is what novels can do illuminate shadowed lives, enable us to contemplate our own depths of kindness, challenge our beliefs about fate. Amanda Eyre Ward, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJOHN VAILLANT'\u003c\/b\u003es work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOutside\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. He is the author of Governor General s Award winner \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Spruce \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Tiger\u003c\/i\u003e, both international bestsellers.\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJOHN VAILLANT's work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker, \u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eAtlantic, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eNational Geographic, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eOutside, \u003c\/i\u003e and elsewhere. His two previous, award-winning books, \u003ci\u003eThe Tiger\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Spruce, \u003c\/i\u003e were international bestsellers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 05, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761835802912,"sku":"9780544570221","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5b1283a93fef3a3301906be4d85f2db4.webp?v=1780214041","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-jaguars-children-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}