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Islandborn - by Junot Díaz (Hardcover)

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From "New York Times" bestseller and Pulitzer Prize winner D'az ("The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao") comes a debut picture book about the magic of memory and the infinite power of the imagination. Full color.



Book Synopsis



From New York Times bestseller and Pulitzer Prize winner Junot Díaz comes a debut picture book about the magic of memory and the infinite power of the imagination.

A 2019 Pura Belpré Honor Book for Illustration

Every kid in Lola's school was from somewhere else.
Hers was a school of faraway places.

So when Lola's teacher asks the students to draw a picture of where their families immigrated from, all the kids are excited. Except Lola. She can't remember The Island--she left when she was just a baby. But with the help of her family and friends, and their memories--joyous, fantastical, heartbreaking, and frightening--Lola's imagination takes her on an extraordinary journey back to The Island. As she draws closer to the heart of her family's story, Lola comes to understand the truth of her abuela's words: "Just because you don't remember a place doesn't mean it's not in you."

Gloriously illustrated and lyrically written, Islandborn is a celebration of creativity, diversity, and our imagination's boundless ability to connect us--to our families, to our past and to ourselves.



Review Quotes



★ With his tenacious, curious heroine and a voice that's chatty, passionate, wise, and loving, Díaz entices readers to think about a fundamental human question: what does it mean to belong?-Publishers Weekly, starred review

★ "A sensitive and beautiful story of culture, identity, and belonging--a superb picture book outing for Díaz and one to be shared broadly in a variety of settings." -School Library Journal, starred review

★ "This important title will be enjoyed by young children and may spark many significant discussions." -Booklist, starred review



About The Author



Junot Díaz was born in the Dominican Republic and raised in New Jersey. He is the author of the critically acclaimed Drown; The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, which won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award; and This Is How You Lose Her, a New York Times bestseller and National Book Award finalist. A graduate of Rutgers University, Díaz is currently the fiction editor at Boston Review and the Rudge and Nancy Allen Professor of Writing at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Leo Espinosa is an award-winning illustrator and designer from Bogotá, Colombia, whose work has been featured in The New Yorker, Wired, Esquire, The New York Times, The Atlantic, and more. Leo's illustrations have been recognized by American Illustration, Communication Arts, Pictoplasma, 3x3, and the Society of Illustrators. Leo lives with his family in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Dimensions (Overall): 11.3 Inches (H) x .5 Inches (W) x 8.9 Inches (D)
Weight: 1 Pounds
Suggested Age: 4-8 Years
Number of Pages: 48
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
Sub-Genre: People & Places
Publisher: Dial Books
Format: Hardcover
Author: Junot Díaz
Book theme: Caribbean & Latin America
Language: English
Street Date: April 13, 2021
TCIN: 53144353
UPC: 9780735229860
Item Number (DPCI): 059-03-8589
Origin: Made in the USA
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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.74 inches length x 8.76 inches width x 11.23 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 1.11 pounds
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