{"product_id":"vial-of-tears-hardcover","title":"Vial of Tears - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCristin Bishara\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo sisters become trapped in the underworld--and in the machinations of deities, shapeshifters, and ghouls--in this lush and dangerous Phoenician mythology-inspired fantasy.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e A \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e Best Young Adult Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTeenage sisters Samira and Rima aren't exactly living the dream. Instead, they live with their maddeningly unreliable mother in a rundown trailer in Michigan. Dad's dead, money's tight, and Mom disappears to gamble for days at a time. So when Sam's grandfather wills her the family valuables--a cache of Lebanese antiquities--she's desperate enough to try pawning them before Mom can. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut she shouldn't. Because one is cursed, forbidden, the burial coin of a forgotten god. Disturbing it condemns her and Rima to the Phoenician underworld, a place of wicked cities, burning forests, poisoned feasts of milk and lemons, and an endless, windless ocean. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNothing is what it seems. No one is who they say. And down here, the night never ends. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo get home--and to keep her sister safe--Sam will have to outwit beautiful shapeshifters, pose as a royal bride, sail the darkest sea... and maybe kill the god of death himself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA lush and intensely imaginative novel in which fierce women protect each other from rapacious gods and hungering demons, and in which two tenacious sisters come into their power, \u003ci\u003eVial of Tears\u003c\/i\u003e introduces readers to the rich and brilliant mythology of ancient Lebanon. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Den of Geek Top New YA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e A \u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e Galley Love of the Week Selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCristin Bishara is a writer of young adult fiction. She has worked as a copyeditor and taught writing at the university level. Cristin lives in Florida with her family and dog.\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 1.2 x 8.5 x 5.75 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 05, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767985602848,"sku":"9780823446414","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d274a795b59363bcb63462e83b848c9c.webp?v=1780322176","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/vial-of-tears-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}