English
Fantauzzo, Laurel Flores
(author)
My Heart Underwater ebook
97,26 DKK
Fans of Adib Khorram and Randy Ribay will love this coming-of-age debut about a Filipina American teen drowning under pressure and learning to trust her heart.Corazon Tagubio is an outcast at the Catholic school she attends on scholarship. Her crush on her teacher, Ms. Holden, doesnt help. At home, Cory worries that less-than-perfect grades arent good enough for her parents, who already work over…
Fans of Adib Khorram and Randy Ribay will love this coming-of-age debut about a Filipina American teen drowning under pressure and learning to trust her heart.Corazon Tagubio is an outcast at the Catholic school she attends on scholarship. Her crush on her teacher, Ms. Holden, doesnt help. At home, Cory worries that less-than-perfect grades arent good enough for her parents, who already work overtime to support her distant half-brother in the Philippines.After an accident leaves her dad comatose, Cory feels like Ms. Holden is the only person who really understands her. But when a crush turns into something more and the secret gets out, Cory is sent to her relatives in Manila. Shes not prepared to face strangers in an unfamiliar place, but she discovers how the country that shaped her past might also redefine her future.This novel takes readers on a journey across the world as Cory comes to understand her family, her relationships, and ultimately, herself.My Heart Underwateris a lovely, magnificent wonder of a novel that will leave you withthe rarest of tender heartaches: life-affirming, life-inspiring, life-loving; a heartache of joy and becoming. You wont walk freely, or willingly, from these pages. New York Timesbestselling author Marjorie Liu* A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2020 * A 2022 ALA Rainbow Booklist Selection *
Ebook
97,26 DKK
Publisher
Quill Tree Books
Published
20.10.2020
Length
320 pages
Genres
1F
Language
English
Format
epub
DRM
LCP
ISBN
9780062972309
Fans of Adib Khorram and Randy Ribay will love this coming-of-age debut about a Filipina American teen drowning under pressure and learning to trust her heart.Corazon Tagubio is an outcast at the Catholic school she attends on scholarship. Her crush on her teacher, Ms. Holden, doesnt help. At home, Cory worries that less-than-perfect grades arent good enough for her parents, who already work overtime to support her distant half-brother in the Philippines.After an accident leaves her dad comatose, Cory feels like Ms. Holden is the only person who really understands her. But when a crush turns into something more and the secret gets out, Cory is sent to her relatives in Manila. Shes not prepared to face strangers in an unfamiliar place, but she discovers how the country that shaped her past might also redefine her future.This novel takes readers on a journey across the world as Cory comes to understand her family, her relationships, and ultimately, herself.My Heart Underwateris a lovely, magnificent wonder of a novel that will leave you withthe rarest of tender heartaches: life-affirming, life-inspiring, life-loving; a heartache of joy and becoming. You wont walk freely, or willingly, from these pages. New York Timesbestselling author Marjorie Liu* A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2020 * A 2022 ALA Rainbow Booklist Selection *