{"product_id":"how-to-turn-into-a-bird-paperback","title":"How to Turn Into a Bird - 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\u003eMaría José Ferrada\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eWashington Post \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Ms. Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of December \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This book is a gift.\" ―Megan McDowell \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eHow to Order the Universe\u003c\/i\u003e, María José Ferrada beautifully details the life and lessons of an unconventional man and the boy who loves him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter years of hard work in a factory outside of Santiago, Chile, Ramón accepts a peculiar job: to look after a Coca-Cola billboard located by the highway. And it doesn't take long for Ramón to make an even more peculiar decision: to make the billboard his new home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwelve-year-old Miguel is enchanted by his uncle's unusual living arrangement, but the neighborhood is buzzing with gossip, declaring Ramón a madman bringing shame to the community. As he visits his uncle in a perch above it all, Miguel comes to see a different perspective, and finds himself wondering what he believes--has his uncle lost his mind, as everyone says? Is madness--and the need for freedom--contagious? Or is Ramón the only one who can see things as they really are, finding a deeper meaning in a life they can't understand from the ground? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen a local boy disappears, tensions erupt and forgotten memories come to the surface. And Miguel, no longer perched in the billboard with his uncle, witnesses the reality on the ground: a society that, in the name of peace, is not afraid to use violence.With sharp humor and a deep understanding of a child's mind, \u003ci\u003eHow to Turn into a Bird\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful tale of coming of age, loss of innocence, and shifting perspectives that asks us: how far outside of our lives must we go to really see things clearly?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaría José Ferrada\u003c\/b\u003e's children's books have been published all over the world. Her first adult novel, \u003ci\u003eHow to Order the Universe\u003c\/i\u003e, has been translated into nine languages. Ferrada has been awarded numerous prizes and is a three-time winner of the Chilean Ministry of Culture Award. \u003ci\u003eHow to Turn Into a Bird\u003c\/i\u003e received the Chilean Art Critics Circle Award. She lives in Santiago, Chile. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElizabeth Bryer\u003c\/b\u003e is a translator and writer from Australia. Her translations include Claudia Salazar Jiménez's Americas Prize-winning \u003ci\u003eBlood of the Dawn\u003c\/i\u003e; Aleksandra Lun's \u003ci\u003eThe Palimpsests\u003c\/i\u003e, for which she was awarded a PEN\/Heim Translation Fund grant; and José Luis de Juan's \u003ci\u003eNapoleon's Beekeeper\u003c\/i\u003e. Her debut novel, \u003ci\u003eFrom Here On, Monsters, \u003c\/i\u003e was co-winner of the 2020 Norma K. Hemming Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.3 x 5.13 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 06, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47253241790713,"sku":"9781953534460","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/lrWZ2khSr39781953534460.webp?v=1768699753","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/how-to-turn-into-a-bird-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}