{"product_id":"each-tiny-spark-paperback","title":"Each Tiny Spark - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePablo Cartaya\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom award-winning author Pablo Cartaya comes a deeply moving middle grade novel about a daughter and father finding their way back to each other in the face of their changing family and community.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEmilia Torres has a wandering mind. It's hard for her to follow along at school, and sometimes she forgets to do what her mom or abuela asks. But she remembers what matters: a time when her family was whole and home made sense. When Dad returns from deployment, Emilia expects that her life will get back to normal. Instead, it unravels. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDad shuts himself in the back stall of their family's auto shop to work on an old car. Emilia peeks in on him daily, mesmerized by his welder. One day, Dad calls Emilia over. Then, he teaches her how to weld. And over time, flickers of her old dad reappear. But as Emilia finds a way to repair the relationship with her father at home, her community ruptures with some of her classmates, like her best friend, Gus, at the center of the conflict. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eEach Tiny Spark\u003c\/i\u003e by Pablo Cartaya is a tender story about asking big questions and being brave enough to reckon with the answers.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePablo Cartaya \u003c\/b\u003eis an award-winning author, speaker, actor, and educator. In 2018, he received a Pura Belpré Author Honor for his middle grade novel \u003ci\u003eThe Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora\u003c\/i\u003e. His second novel, \u003ci\u003eMarcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish\u003c\/i\u003e, is available now. Learn more about Pablo at pablocartaya.com and follow him on Twitter @phcartaya.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 30, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Each Tiny Spark\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.4\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42164458848391,"sku":"9780451479747","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/09aaf1a88ae59a31b65634ed2ad64ce8.webp?v=1733305913","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/each-tiny-spark-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}