{"product_id":"finding-miracles-paperback-1","title":"Finding Miracles - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJulia Alvarez\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new paperback edition of Julia Alvarez's beloved story about family, identity, and first love.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Milly Kaufman is an ordinary American teenager living in Vermont--and then she meets Pablo, a new student at her high school. His exotic accent, strange fashion sense, and intense interest in Milly force her to confront her identity as an adopted child from Pablo's native country. As their relationship grows, Milly decides to undertake a courageous journey to her homeland and, along the way, discovers the story of her birth is intertwined with the story of a country recovering from a brutal past. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Beautifully written by renowned author Julia Alvarez, \u003ci\u003eFinding Miracles\u003c\/i\u003e examines the emotional complexity of familial relationships and the miracles of everyday life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"An outstanding YA novel.\" --\u003ci\u003eKLIATT\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Complex multicultural characters and skillful depiction of Latino culture raise this readable novel, which is a school story, a family story, and a love story, to far above average.\" --\u003ci\u003eVOYA\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Written with immediacy and charm, there is accessibility to the very American Milly's attitudes and ideas that will help readers accompany her on her journey of discovery and growth.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"This is a deeply moving, but also pleasantly humorous, coming-of-age story with thoughtful infusions about human rights issues.\" --\u003ci\u003eSLJ\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJulia Alvarez is the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eHow the García Girls Lost Their Accents\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIn the Time of the Butterflies\u003c\/i\u003e. Her highly acclaimed books for young readers include \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Footprints, A Gift of Gracias\u003c\/i\u003e, the Tía Lola series, \u003ci\u003eFinding Miracles\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eReturn to Sender\u003c\/i\u003e. Alvarez has won numerous awards for her work, including the Pura Belpré and Américas awards for her children's books, the Hispanic Heritage Award in Literature, and the F. Scott Fitzgerald Award for Outstanding Achievement in American Literature. In 2013, she was awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Obama. She is currently a writer-in-residence at Middlebury College and, together with her husband, Bill Eichner, established Alta Gracia, a sustainable coffee farm\/literacy center in the Dominican Republic. Visit her on the Web at juliaalvarez.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.1 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 27, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Finding Miracles\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Middle Grades, 6 and up\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.9\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47394906243321,"sku":"9780399555480","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/DgyUi_Luog9780399555480_4b2d58bc-5728-4b9a-bcf9-fb7867da8d0f.webp?v=1770264738","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/finding-miracles-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}