{"product_id":"evamar-9781665988070","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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atheneum Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/28\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781665988070\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.59d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/27\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2026 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Margarita Engle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52604464234677,"sku":"9781665988070","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/evamar-9781665988070","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}