{"product_id":"you-brought-me-the-ocean-paperback","title":"You Brought Me the Ocean - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlex Sanchez\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJulie Maroh\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe voices that shaped LGBTQ Young Adult literature, Lambda Award-Winning author Alex Sanchez (\u003ci\u003eRainbow Boys\u003c\/i\u003e) and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling illustrator Julie Maroh (\u003ci\u003eBlue Is the Warmest Color\u003c\/i\u003e), present a new coming-out romance and origin story for Aqualad.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJake Hyde doesn't swim--not since his father drowned. Luckily, he lives in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. Yet he yearns for the ocean and is determined to leave his hometown for a college on the coast. His best friend, Maria, however, wants nothing more than to stay in the desert, and Jake's mother encourages him to always play it safe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere's nothing \"safe\" about Jake's future--not when he's attracted to Kenny Liu, swim team captain and rebel against conformity. And certainly not when he secretly applies to the University of Miami. Jake's life begins to outpace his small town's namesake, which doesn't make it any easier to come out to his mom, or Maria, or the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Jake is full of secrets, including the strange blue markings on his skin that glow when in contact with water. What power will he find when he searches for his identity, and will he turn his back to the current or dive headfirst into the waves?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlex Sanchez has published eight novels, including the American Library Association \"Best Book for Young Adults\" \u003ci\u003eRainbow Boys\u003c\/i\u003e and the Lambda Award-winning \u003ci\u003eSo Hard to Say\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis novel \u003ci\u003eBait\u003c\/i\u003e won the Tomàs Rivera Mexican-American Book Award and the Florida Book Award Gold Medal for Young Adult fiction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe has a master's degree in guidance and counseling and worked for many years as a youth and family counselor. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJulie Maroh is a French writer and illustrator of graphic novels. They wrote and illustrated the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling \u003ci\u003eBlue Is the Warmest Color\u003c\/i\u003e about the life and love of two young lesbians, which has been adapted into an award-winning film. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter having obtained an applied arts baccalauréat at E.S.A.A.T in Roubaix, Maroh continued their studies in Brussels, where they lived for eight years. They earned two diplomas there, in Visual Arts (comics option) in the Institut Saint-Luc and in Lithography\/Engraving at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts of Brussels.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.9 x 6 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 June 09, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42151679426695,"sku":"9781401290818","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/8985a20948a7c757cb08ddcd4a56ad84.webp?v=1733208825","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/you-brought-me-the-ocean-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}