{"product_id":"summer-of-the-mariposas-paperback","title":"Summer of the Mariposas - 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\u003eGuadalupe García McCall\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Bowles\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this young adult retelling of \u003ci\u003eThe Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e from award-winning author Guadalupe García McCall, Odilia and her four sisters journey to Mexico to return a dead man to his family and encounter magical creatures along the way.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Odilia and her four sisters find a dead body in the swimming hole, they embark on a hero's journey to return the dead man to his family in Mexico. But returning home to Texas turns into an odyssey that would rival Homer's original tale.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith the supernatural aid of ghostly La Llorona via a magical earring, Odilia and her little sisters travel a road of tribulation to their long-lost grandmother's house. Along the way, they must outsmart a witch and her Evil Trinity: a wily warlock, a coven of vicious half-human barn owls, and a bloodthirsty livestock-hunting chupacabras. Can these fantastic trials prepare Odilia and her sisters for what happens when they face their final test, returning home to the real world, where goddesses and ghosts can no longer help them?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSummer of the Mariposas\u003c\/i\u003e is not just a magical Mexican American retelling of \u003ci\u003eThe Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e, it is a celebration of sisterhood and maternal love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuadalupe García McCall\u003c\/b\u003e is the best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eSummer of the Mariposas\u003c\/i\u003e and won the Pura Belpré Award for her first novel, \u003ci\u003eUnder the Mesquite\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a full-time author and abuelita and lives with her husband in South Texas. Find her online at ggmccall.com.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Bowles\u003c\/b\u003e is a Mexican American author and translator from South Texas, where he teaches literature and Nahuatl at the University of Texas Río Grande Valley. Among his forty published books are the multiple-award-winning \u003ci\u003eThey Call Me Güero\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFeathered Serpent, Dark Heart of Sky: Myths of Mexico\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Prince \u0026amp; the Coyote\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the series Garza Twins, 13th Street, and Clockwork Curandera. He is the current president of the Texas Institute of Letters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 25, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Summer of the Mariposas\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Middle Grades, 6 and up\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.4\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 13\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50326094676205,"sku":"9781620140109","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/OrcmoXmkjx9781620140109.webp?v=1784860247","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-au\/products\/summer-of-the-mariposas-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}