{"product_id":"the-time-it-snowed-in-puerto-rico-9780307460172","title":"The Time It Snowed in Puerto Rico","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \"beautiful\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e) novel about a young Puerto Rican girl discovering her power--and finding the strength to follow her heart--from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Baker's Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[A] touching coming-of-age debut novel [that] transcends borders and times.\"--\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is 1961, and Puerto Rico is trapped in a tug-of-war between those who want to stay connected to the United States and those who are fighting for independence. For eleven-year-old Verdita Ortiz-Santiago, this is a battle fought much closer to home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVerdita has always been safe and secure in her sleepy mountain town, far from the excitement of the capital city of San Juan or the glittering shores of the United States, where her older cousin lives. She will be a \u003ci\u003eseñorita\u003c\/i\u003e soon, which, as her mother reminds her, means that she will be expected to cook and clean, go to Mass every day, choose \u003ci\u003earroz con pollo\u003c\/i\u003e over \u003ci\u003ehamburguesas, \u003c\/i\u003e and give up her love for Elvis Presley. And yet, as much as Verdita longs to escape this seemingly inevitable future and become a blond American bombshell, she is still a young girl who is scared by late-night stories of the \u003ci\u003echupacabra\u003c\/i\u003e, who wishes her mother would still rub her back and sing her a lullaby, and who is both ashamed and exhilarated by her changing body. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA modern-day classic about the growing pains of adolescence, \u003ci\u003eThe Time It Snowed in Puerto Rico \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the struggle to break free from the people who have raised us, the difficulties of leaving behind one's homeland for places unknown, and the heart-wrenching choices we each face in order to become who we are meant to be.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sarah McCoy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crown Publishing Group (NY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/03\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.02h x 5.28w x 0.51d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307460172\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSARAH MCCOY is the family columnist for \u003ci\u003eYour Health Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e magazine and has taught writing courses at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, and at the University of Texas in El Paso. As a child, she spent much time in Puerto Rico visiting her mother's family. She lives in El Paso with her husband.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crown Publishing Group (NY)","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45022660329587,"sku":"9780307460172","price":22.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_96317817-8b08-413e-a6b3-e5391602f6f1.jpg?v=1779278792","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-time-it-snowed-in-puerto-rico-9780307460172","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}