{"product_id":"something-like-home-9780593566183","title":"Something Like Home by Arango, Andrea Beatriz","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe Pura Belpr? Honor winning novel in verse, in which a lost dog helps a lonely girl find a way home to her family . . . only for them to find family in each other along the way. From the Newbery Honor winning author of \u003ci\u003eIveliz Explains It All.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Trust me: this book will touch your heart.\" --Barbara O'Connor, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWish\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eTiti Silvia leaves me by myself to unpack, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ebut it's not like I brought a bunch of stuff.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow do you prepare for the unpreparable?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow do you fit your whole life in one bag?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnd how am I supposed to trust social services\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ewhen they won't trust me back?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLaura Rodr?guez Col?n has a plan: no matter what the grown-ups say, she \u003ci\u003ewill\u003c\/i\u003e live with her parents again. Can you blame her? It's tough to make friends as the new kid at school. And while staying at her aunt's house is okay, it just isn't the same as being in her own space. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo when Laura finds a puppy, it seems like fate. If she can train the puppy to become a therapy dog, then maybe she'll be allowed to visit her parents. Maybe the dog will help them get better and things will finally go back to the way they should be. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter all, how do you explain to others that you're technically a foster kid, even though you live with your aunt? And most importantly . . . how do you explain that you're \u003ci\u003enot\u003c\/i\u003e where you belong, and you just want to go home?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrea Beatriz Arango\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/12\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593566183\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 9-12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.6\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 4\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e520948 \/ Something Like Home\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Pura Belpre Award - Honor Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/17\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2023 pg. 68\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2023 pg. 99\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2023 - Book Of Special Distinction\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2023 pg. 52\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2024 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrea Beatriz Arango\u003c\/b\u003e is the Newbery Honor-winning author of \u003ci\u003eIveliz Explains It All.\u003c\/i\u003e She was born and raised in Puerto Rico, and is a former public school teacher with almost a decade of teaching experience. Andrea now writes the types of children's books she wishes students had more access to. She balances her life in Virginia with trips home to see her family and eat lots of tostones de pana. When she's not busy writing, you can find her enjoying nature in the nearest forest or body of water.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44491642142873,"sku":"9780593566183","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/img_c776538a-6635-461e-bca3-06f602441d5d.jpg?v=1724806247","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/something-like-home-9780593566183","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}