{"product_id":"the-things-we-didnt-know-paperback","title":"The Things We Didn't Know - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElba Iris P?rez\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling inaugural winner of Simon \u0026amp; Schuster's Books Like Us contest, Elba Iris P?rez's lyrical and \"wonderfully compelling\" (Judith Simon Prager, author of \u003ci\u003eWhat the Dolphin Said\u003c\/i\u003e) cross-cultural coming-of-age debut novel explores a young girl's childhood between 1950s Puerto Rico and a small Massachusetts factory town.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAndrea Rodr?guez is nine years old when her mother whisks her and her brother, Pablo, away from Woronoco, the tiny Massachusetts factory town that is the only home they've known. With no plan and no money, she leaves them with family in the mountainside villages of Puerto Rico and promises to return. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMonths later, when Andrea and Pablo are brought back to Massachusetts, they find their hometown significantly changed. As they navigate the rifts between their family's values and all-American culture and face the harsh realities of growing up, they must embrace both the triumphs and heartache that mark the journey to adulthood. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA heartfelt, evocative portrait that \"breathes with narrative magic\" (Harry Youtt, poet and author of \u003ci\u003eI'm Never Not Thinking of You\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eThe Things We Didn't Know \u003c\/i\u003eestablishes Elba Iris P?rez as a sensational new literary voice.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eElba Iris P?rez is from Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico, and spent her early childhood in Woronoco, Massachusetts. She taught theatre and history at the University of Puerto Rico in Arecibo, and now lives in Houston. Her debut novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Things We Didn't Know\u003c\/i\u003e, was an instant \u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller and the inaugural winner of Simon \u0026amp; Schuster's Books Like Us First Novel Contest. She is also the author of \u003ci\u003eEl teatro como bandera\u003c\/i\u003e, a history of street theater in Puerto Rico.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.85 x 8.2 x 5.34 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 07, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44378621313126,"sku":"9781668012079","price":26.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/VZKQ3PlrvQ9781668012079.webp?v=1768907391","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-things-we-didnt-know-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}