{"product_id":"bodega-cats-just-kitten-around-9781250903778","title":"Bodega Cats: Just Kitten Around","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn the Heights\u003c\/i\u003e meets\u003ci\u003e Front Desk\u003c\/i\u003e in this heartwarming and funny illustrated story about the friendship between a bodega owner's anxious kid and her newly-adopted mischievous kitten.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEveryone thinks Yesenia is calm, collected, and crushing it. But really, her stomach is constantly a ball of nerves. With parents who left their home in the Dominican Republic to make a better life for their kids, and three perfect, over-achieving older sisters, Yesenia can't let anyone know about the anxiety that's causing her to fall behind in school. When her doctor tells her parents that taking care of an animal could help, little did they know her newly adopted kitten would be such a mischievous influence. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAll kitten Candy can think about is adventure-and what's she supposed to do when her owner is cooped up inside helping at the bodega? But when Candy escapes and gets lost in New York City for a night, she realizes maybe the big open world isn't all it's cracked up to be. Can these two find a way out of feeling so lost, as long they're together?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHilda Eunice Burgos\u003c\/b\u003e was born and raised in Washington Heights, New York City. The first time Hilda read a book--back when she was a student at P.S. 132--she knew she wanted to be a writer. After graduating from the Bronx High School of Science, Hilda headed to Philadelphia to attend the University of Pennsylvania and later Harvard Law School for her law degree. She and her husband have two grown children and an adorable dog named Bear. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eBodega Cats: Picture Purrfect\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAna María Reyes Does Not Live in a Castle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Cot in the Living Room\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMiosotis Flores Never Forgets\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSiara Faison\u003c\/b\u003e is a bookseller turned illustrator from all over California. If she's not drawing, you can find her binging movies with her husband, sister, and old cat Kitty.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Square Fish","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51475369558290,"sku":"9781250903778","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_941daa40-cad3-4d7a-a7c9-030a3150b9f6.jpg?v=1752593638","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/bodega-cats-just-kitten-around-9781250903778","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}