{"product_id":"nothings-ever-the-same-9781948954877","title":"Nothing's Ever the Same","description":"\u003cb\u003eItzel's 13th birthday party starts in just about the unluckiest way possible--with her dad having a heart attack. In those frantic moments, the piñata and the frosted sheetcake and the Styrofoam cups of orange soda are forgotten; the day's highlights end up being CPR, an ambulance ride, and angioplasty. But when her father gets home from the hospital, his problems are far from over--and Itzel's are just getting started.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eNothing's Ever the Same\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles a young girl's coming of age in Chicago--growing up as her family grows apart. In masterful fashion, Cyn Vargas gives us a touching and memorable and universal story about a marriage on the brink and a teenager looking for love. It's a short book that packs a wallop; it's also a beautiful meditation on dysfunction and forgiveness, and all the times in life to which we can never return. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew Chicago Classics\u003c\/i\u003e are a disparate set of titles united around a common theme: showcasing the city's up-and-coming literary talents as they produce enduring works. These excellent titles are destined to stand in the first rank of literature about the second city.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tortoise Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/14\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781948954877\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168","brand":"Cyn Vargas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43766741926069,"sku":"9781948954877","price":13.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_30a23244-74b1-43a2-8940-69c628e2ba3d.jpg?v=1710817926","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/nothings-ever-the-same-9781948954877","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}