{"product_id":"9780823456727","title":"Sunchild","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eBalcárcel, Rebecca\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNeal Porter Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3\/16\/2027\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen adopted Elena visits Guatemala to meet her birth mother, she is called to save the village that would have been her home—using special magic traits that only she can access.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAura Elena Baker didn't even want to find the woman who gave her away. But she’ll do anything to make her dad happy, and he wants to try. Maybe they’ll find some answers, he says, like why her tears are purple and her tongue turns yellow when she’s angry, why when she’s happy enough, she lifts off the ground. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElena’s dad thinks maybe life would be safer and simpler without these “specials.” But her birth mother, Caterina, cherishes them. Elena is a lifter, she explains, from a long Mayan tradition; so is Elena's half-sister, Colel. Even more shocking, Elena’s adoption wasn't her mother's choice, not at all. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmidst the joy of reunion comes terrible news: Caterina’s village (\u003ci\u003eElena’s\u003c\/i\u003e village, in another life…) is in the crosshairs of a palm oil development that would steal the land and poison the water. Elena’s dad wants to flee back to Texas, but Colel pushes her to join the fight. Caught in the middle, only Elena can answer the question: who will she become?    \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWoven with magical realism, \u003ci\u003eSunchild\u003c\/i\u003e is a captivating story of identity, family, and ecological justice from Guatemalan-Anglo American and Pura Belpré Honoree Rebecca Balcárcel, author of \u003ci\u003eShine On, Luz Véliz!\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Other Half of Happy. \u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Neal Porter Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48736862765311,"sku":"9780823456727","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780823456727_s600x595.png?v=1782323294","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780823456727","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}