{"product_id":"the-epic-fail-of-arturo-zamora-isbn-9781101997253","title":"The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora","description":"\u003cb\u003eA 2018 Pura Belpré Author Honor Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eSave the restaurant. Save the town. Get the girl. Make Abuela proud. Can thirteen-year-old Arturo Zamora do it all or is he in for a BIG, EPIC FAIL? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor Arturo, summertime in Miami means playing basketball until dark, sipping mango smoothies, and keeping cool under banyan trees. And maybe a few shifts as junior lunchtime dishwasher at Abuela’s restaurant. Maybe. But this summer also includes Carmen, a poetry enthusiast who moves into Arturo’s apartment complex and turns his stomach into a deep fryer. He almost doesn’t notice the smarmy land developer who rolls into town and threatens to change it. Arturo refuses to let his family and community go down without a fight, and as he schemes with Carmen, Arturo discovers the power of poetry and protest through untold family stories and the work of José Martí.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFunny and poignant, \u003ci\u003eThe Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora\u003c\/i\u003e is the vibrant story of a family, a striking portrait of a town, and one boy's quest to save both, perfect for fans of Rita Williams-Garcia.\u003cb\u003eA 2018 Pura Belpré Author Honor Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn E.B. White Read-Aloud Middle Reader Award finalist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 2018 Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmazon Best Children's Books of 2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly Flying Start\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKirkus Reviews Best Fiction of 2017\u003cbr\u003eChicago Public Library Best Book on 2017\u003cbr\u003eNYPL Best Books for Kids 2017\u003cbr\u003e2017 Nerdy Book Award Winner\u003cbr\u003e2018 Texas Lone Star Reading List Selection\u003cbr\u003e2018-2019 Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children’s Book Award Nominee\u003cbr\u003e2018-2019 Sunshine State Young Readers Award Nominee\u003cbr\u003eCharlotte Observer Best Books of 2017 for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003eNews \u0026amp; Observer Best Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora\u003c\/i\u003e by Pablo Cartaya:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Irresistibly exquisite.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cb\u003e starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"At turns funny, beautiful, and heartbreaking... engrossing.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cb\u003e starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A vibrant debut novel about family, friendship, and community.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cb\u003e starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Pablo Cartaya's sensational debut is a love letter to boyhood, poetry, and family. Quite simply, this is the book I've been waiting for.\"\u003cbr\u003e—Matt de la Peña, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling and Newbery Medal–winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Last Stop on Market Street\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This story of hope will make you laugh, cry, sigh, and cheer for brave Arturo and his whole cool familia. Along the way, you'll end up hungry for Cuban food, ravenous for poetry, and determined to stand up to bullies who try to destroy communities. ¡Bravo!\"\u003cbr\u003e—Margarita Engle, Newbery Honor–winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Surrender Tree\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“In this story of family and community and the first blush of love, Pablo Cartaya weaves together a tenderness of poetry, food, and home.  Our young hero Arturo reminds us of what counts in this life, and his story is a heart-song.”\u003cbr\u003e—Kathi Appelt, Newbery Honor winner, National Book Award finalist, and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Arturo Zamora proves that words have the power to win some of the biggest fights. \u003ci\u003eThe Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora \u003c\/i\u003eis an epic success!” \u003cbr\u003e—Christina Diaz Gonzalez, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Red Umbrella\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ePablo Cartaya\u003c\/b\u003e has always been a hopeless romantic. In middle school he secretly loved reading Shakespeare’s sonnets (don’t tell anyone), and he once spent his allowance on roses for a girl he liked. He also wrote her eight poems. Bad ones. He’s been writing ever since. Pablo has worked in Cuban restaurants and the entertainment industry, and he graduated with an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts. All of these experiences have helped him write stories that reflect his family, culture, and love of words. Pablo lives in Miami with his wife and two kids, surrounded by tías, tíos, cousins, and people who he calls cousins (but aren’t really his cousins). Learn more about Pablo at pablocartaya.com.","brand":"Kokila","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302159044837,"sku":"NP9781101997253","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781101997253.jpg?v=1767739202","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-epic-fail-of-arturo-zamora-isbn-9781101997253","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}