{"product_id":"pardalita-9781646142552","title":"Pardalita","description":"16-year-old Raquel lives in a small town in Portugal, the kind of place where everyone knows everyone else's business. Her parents are divorced and she's just been suspended for cursing out a school aide asking about her father's new marriage. She has two best friends, Luísa and Fred, but wants something more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Then, from afar, she sees Pardalita, a senior and a gifted artist who's moving to Lisbon to study in the fall. The two girls get to know each other while working on a play. And Raquel falls in love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From author\/artist Joana Estrela comes \u003ci\u003ePardalita\u003c\/i\u003e, a beautiful slice-of-life story that is \u003ci\u003eThis One Summer\u003c\/i\u003e meets Ursula K. Le Guin's \u003ci\u003eVery Far Away from Anywhere Else\u003c\/i\u003e, told in flashbacks and present day action. Using a gorgeous blend of prose poems, illustrations, and graphic novel format, Estrela captures the feeling of being a teenager in a way that feels gentle, joyful, and real.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Levine Querido\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/18\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781646142552\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2023 pg. 37\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/13\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Joana Estrela","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42745950830773,"sku":"9781646142552","price":18.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_0db8dbfb-309d-46ae-a590-608127f2f860.jpg?v=1676994919","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/pardalita-9781646142552","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}