{"product_id":"something-like-home-paperback","title":"Something Like Home - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrea Beatriz Arango\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Pura Belpr? Honor winning novel in verse, in which a lost dog helps a lonely girl find a way home to her family . . . only for them to find family in each other along the way. From the Newbery Honor winning author of \u003ci\u003eIveliz Explains It All.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Trust me: this book will touch your heart.\" --Barbara O'Connor, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWish\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eTiti Silvia leaves me by myself to unpack, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ebut it's not like I brought a bunch of stuff.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow do you prepare for the unpreparable?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow do you fit your whole life in one bag?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnd how am I supposed to trust social services\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ewhen they won't trust me back?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLaura Rodr?guez Col?n has a plan: no matter what the grown-ups say, she \u003ci\u003ewill\u003c\/i\u003e live with her parents again. Can you blame her? It's tough to make friends as the new kid at school. And while staying at her aunt's house is okay, it just isn't the same as being in her own space. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo when Laura finds a puppy, it seems like fate. If she can train the puppy to become a therapy dog, then maybe she'll be allowed to visit her parents. Maybe the dog will help them get better and things will finally go back to the way they should be. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter all, how do you explain to others that you're technically a foster kid, even though you live with your aunt? And most importantly . . . how do you explain that you're \u003ci\u003enot\u003c\/i\u003e where you belong, and you just want to go home?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrea Beatriz Arango\u003c\/b\u003e is the Newbery Honor-winning author of \u003ci\u003eIveliz Explains It All.\u003c\/i\u003e She was born and raised in Puerto Rico, and is a former public school teacher with almost a decade of teaching experience. Andrea now writes the types of children's books she wishes students had more access to. She balances her life in Virginia with trips home to see her family and eat lots of tostones de pana. When she's not busy writing, you can find her enjoying nature in the nearest forest or body of water.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 7.66 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 23, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pura Belpre Award (2024)\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 Something Like Home\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 5.6\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41819351384199,"sku":"9780593566213","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/837339afcc25d530cdc27af522c115d8.webp?v=1734085119","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/something-like-home-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}