{"product_id":"evamar","title":"Evamar","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom award-winning author Margarita Engle comes an enthralling and heartrending novel in verse about first love, hidden cultures, and ancestral connections that follows a teen's journey to uncover her late grandmother's roots in Cuba.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJust before she was transformed\u003cbr\u003e into an invisible spirit\u003cbr\u003e my grandmother whispered her last wishes\u003cbr\u003e into my ear: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eprinkle my ashes in a patch of girasoles, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ewait patiently, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eharvest the seeds, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003efly to la isla, find el jardín, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eplant las semillas.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThen and only then--\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eread my diaries.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEvamar has arrived in Cuba with her abuela's ashes and her mother's warnings: \u003ci\u003eDon't talk politics, boil the tap water before you drink, y por favor absolutamente, don't fall in love\u003c\/i\u003e. But then she meets Río, a captivating drummer whose music and presence she can't ignore. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRío bears his own scars, separated from his family in the United States. As their bond deepens, Evamar discovers an ancestral treasure that could change her future--and the lives of millions of Caribbeans.","brand":"Atheneum Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48515704455417,"sku":"9781665988070","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/1811\/7625\/files\/imageloader_bf0e8b0c-11e2-4d78-8b61-8849392b0b2c.jpg?v=1781209033","url":"https:\/\/hookeandplotte.com\/products\/evamar","provider":"Hooke and Plotte Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}