{"product_id":"mayas-notebook-9780062253774","title":"Maya's Notebook","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMaya's Notebook\u003c\/em\u003e is a startling novel of suspense from \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Isabel Allende.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis contemporary coming-of-age story centers upon Maya Vidal, a remarkable teenager abandoned by her parents. Maya grew up in a rambling old house in Berkeley with her grandmother Nini, whose formidable strength helped her build a new life after emigrating from Chile in 1973 with a young son, and her grandfather Popo, a gentle African-American astronomer.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWhen Popo dies, Maya goes off the rails. Along with a circle of girlfriends known as \"the vampires,\" she turns to drugs, alcohol, and petty crime--a downward spiral that eventually leads to Las Vegas and a dangerous underworld, with Maya caught between warring forces: a gang of assassins, the police, the FBI, and Interpol.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eHer one chance for survival is Nini, who helps her escape to a remote island off the coast of Chile. In the care of her grandmother's old friend, Manuel Arias, and surrounded by strange new acquaintances, Maya begins to record her story in her notebook, as she tries to make sense of her past and unravel the mysteries of her family and her own life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Isabel Allende\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperLuxe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/23\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 576\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 5.90w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062253774\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Print\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.9\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 23\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e163512 \/ Maya's Notebook\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAllende, Isabel:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIsabel Allende is the author of twelve works of fiction, including the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestsellers \u003cem\u003eMaya's Notebook, Island Beneath the Sea, Inés of My Soul, Daughter of Fortune\u003c\/em\u003e, and a novel that has become a world-renowned classic, T\u003cem\u003ehe House of the Spirits\u003c\/em\u003e. Born in Peru and raised in Chile, she lives in California.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperLuxe","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40189586243699,"sku":"9.78006E+12","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_e0eb2012-7ce8-491b-b668-ad54be3e9c92.jpg?v=1655816708","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/mayas-notebook-9780062253774","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}