{"product_id":"deaths-country-isbn-9781682636916","title":"Death's Country","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLakelore\u003c\/i\u003e meets “Orpheus and Eurydice” when two Miami teens travel to the underworld to retrieve their girlfriend’s soul.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAndres Santos of São Paulo was all swinging fists and firecracker fury, a foot soldier in the war between his parents, until he drowned in the Tietê River… and made a bargain with Death for a new life. A year later, his parents have relocated the family to Miami, but their promises of a fresh start quickly dissolve in the summer heat. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInstead of fists, Andres now uses music to escape his parents’ battles. While wandering Miami Beach, he meets two girls: photographer Renee, a blaze of fire, and dancer Liora, a ray of sunshine. The three become a polyamorous triad, happy, despite how no one understands their relationship. But when a car accident leaves Liora in a coma, Andres and Renee are shattered. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen Renee proposes a radical solution: She and Andres must go into the underworld to retrieve their girlfriend’s spirit and reunite it with her body—before it’s too late. Their search takes them to the City of the dead, where painters bleed color, songs grow flowers, and regretful souls will do anything to forget their lives on earth. But finding Liora’s spirit is only the first step in returning to the living world. Because when Andres drowned, he left a part of himself in the underworld—a part he’s in no hurry to meet again. But it \u003ci\u003eis\u003c\/i\u003e eager to be reunited with him... \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn verse as vibrant as the Miami skyline, critically acclaimed author R.M. Romero has crafted a masterpiece of magical realism and an openhearted ode to the nature of healing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA New York Public Library Best Book of the Year!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Chicago Public Library Best Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e★  \"Spun with allusions to mythology and literature, Romero’s novel in verse ensnares hearts and imaginations through vivid and memorable poetic craft that captures the ache and complexity of love. . . An alluring and lyrical journey.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred Review \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \"A melodic marvel.\"\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"In her polyamorous take on Orpheus and Eurydice, Romero writes in dreamy verses that draw on current events and pop culture. Like a good cover song, this will strike a chord in older teens with a fondness for the classics.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Booklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Employing action-oriented and descriptive verse . . . Romero . . . pulls loosely from Dante’s \u003ci\u003eInferno \u003c\/i\u003eas well as Latinx, Judaic, Greek, and Afro-Caribbean mythologies to craft this surreal queer polyamorous love story.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Publishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eDeath’s Country\u003c\/i\u003e is a jaw-dropping, heart-wrenching examination of queer love and identity. Romero fully reimagines the Underworld with poetic grandeur to craft a story that frequently left me breathless. A must-read adventure!\" \u003cb\u003e—#1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Mark Oshiro \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \"R. M. Romero wields words both like a brush and a blade in \u003ci\u003eDeath’s Country\u003c\/i\u003e, painting vivid images one moment and then making them bleed with searing symbolism the next. Powerfully emotive, \u003ci\u003eDeath’s Country\u003c\/i\u003eshows how we keep growing and learning and becoming ourselves—even in the underworld.\u003cb\u003e\"—Autumn Krause, critically acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eBefore the Devil Knows You’re Here\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Told through R. M. Romero’s lush, visceral, and wholly original poetic voice, \u003ci\u003eDeath’s Country\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterfully layered and kaleidoscopic reimagining of mythology and folklore. A dazzling and thought-provoking work of art!\"\u003cb\u003e —Rebecca Caprara, critically acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eSpin\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eR.M. Romero\u003c\/b\u003e is a Jewish Latina and author of fairy tales for children and adults. She lives in Miami Beach with her cat and spends her summers helping to maintain Jewish cemeteries in Poland. You can visit her online at rrmromero.com or on Instagram @rmromeroauthor.","brand":"Peachtree Teen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301330276581,"sku":"NP9781682636916","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781682636916.jpg?v=1767724923","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/deaths-country-isbn-9781682636916","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}