{"product_id":"lobizona-9781250239136","title":"Lobizona","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGarber's gorgeous novel combines the wonder of a Hogwarts-style magic school with the Twilight-esque dynamics of a hidden magical species that has strict rules about interacting with the human world. - BOOKLIST (Starred Review) \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSome people ARE illegal. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLobizonas do NOT exist. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBoth of these statements are false. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eManuela Azul has been crammed into an existence that feels too small for her. As an undocumented immigrant who's on the run from her father's Argentine crime-family, Manu is confined to a small apartment and a small life in Miami, Florida. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUntil Manu's protective bubble is shattered. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHer surrogate grandmother is attacked, lifelong lies are exposed, and her mother is arrested by ICE. Without a home, without answers, and finally without shackles, Manu investigates the only clue she has about her past--a mysterious Z emblem--which leads her to a secret world buried within our own. A world connected to her dead father and his criminal past. A world straight out of Argentine folklore, where the seventh consecutive daughter is born a bruja and the seventh consecutive son is a lobiz n, a werewolf. A world where her unusual eyes allow her to belong. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Manu uncovers her own story and traces her real heritage all the way back to a cursed city in Argentina, she learns it's not just her U.S. residency that's illegal. . . .it's her entire existence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"With vivid characters that take on a life of their own, beautiful details that peel back the curtain on Romina's Argentinian heritage, and cutting prose Romina Garber crafts a timely tale of identity and adventure.\"-Tomi Adeyemi \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eChildren of Blood and Bone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wednesday Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/17\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250239136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416","brand":"Romina Garber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40550923468981,"sku":"9781250239136","price":11.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_e43c6cf9-30ec-42cb-bcbf-723369dea6ce.jpg?v=1626793071","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/lobizona-9781250239136","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}