{"product_id":"islandborn-hardcover","title":"Islandborn - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJunot Díaz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLeo Espinosa\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller and Pulitzer Prize winner Junot D az comes a debut picture book about the magic of memory and the infinite power of the imagination.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 2019 Pura Belpr  Honor Book for Illustration\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eEvery kid in Lola's school was from somewhere else. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHers was a school of faraway places.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e So when Lola's teacher asks the students to draw a picture of where their families immigrated from, all the kids are excited. Except Lola. She can't remember The Island--she left when she was just a baby. But with the help of her family and friends, and their memories--joyous, fantastical, heartbreaking, and frightening--Lola's imagination takes her on an extraordinary journey back to The Island. As she draws closer to the heart of her family's story, Lola comes to understand the truth of her abuela's words: \"Just because you don't remember a place doesn't mean it's not in you.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Gloriously illustrated and lyrically written, \u003ci\u003eIslandborn\u003c\/i\u003e is a celebration of creativity, diversity, and our imagination's boundless ability to connect us--to our families, to our past and to ourselves.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJunot Díaz was born in the Dominican Republic and raised in New Jersey. He is the author of the critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eDrown; The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award; and \u003ci\u003eThis Is How You Lose Her\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller and National Book Award finalist. A graduate of Rutgers University, Díaz is currently the fiction editor at Boston Review and the Rudge and Nancy Allen Professor of Writing at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLeo Espinosa is an award-winning illustrator and designer from Bogotá, Colombia, whose work has been featured in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWired\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, and more. Leo's illustrations have been recognized by American Illustration, Communication Arts, Pictoplasma, 3x3, and the Society of Illustrators. Leo lives with his family in Salt Lake City, Utah.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 48\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 11.1 x 8.8 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 March 13, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pura Belpre Award (2019)\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 Islandborn\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lower Grades, K-3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3.4\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42132058275975,"sku":"9780735229860","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/2c211f874d2f8fa630a5c4883d5b5270.webp?v=1732623460","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/islandborn-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}