{"product_id":"disappeared-9780545944472","title":"Disappeared","description":"\u003cb\u003e* \"A tense thriller elevated by Stork's nuanced writing and empathy for every character, including the villains -- superb.\" -- \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFour Months Ago\u003c\/b\u003eSara Zapata's best friend disappeared, kidnapped by the web of criminals who terrorize Juárez.\u003cb\u003eFour Hours Ago\u003c\/b\u003eSara received a death threat -- and with it, a clue to the place where her friend is locked away.\u003cb\u003eFour Weeks Ago\u003c\/b\u003eEmiliano Zapata fell in love with Perla Rubi, who will never be his so long as he's poor.\u003cb\u003eFour Minutes Ago\u003c\/b\u003eEmiliano got the chance to make more money than he ever dreamed -- just by joining the web.In the next four days, Sara and Emiliano will each face impossible choices, between life and justice, friends and family, truth and love. But when the criminals come after Sara, only one path remains for both siblings: the way across the desert to the United States.Award-winning author Francisco X. Stork delivers his most gripping novel yet in this tense and timely international thriller.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrancisco X. Stork (he\/him) emigrated from Mexico at the age of nine with his mother and his adoptive father. \u003ci\u003eI Am Not Alone\u003c\/i\u003e is his tenth novel. Other novels include: \u003ci\u003eMarcelo in the Real World\u003c\/i\u003e, recipient of the Schneider Family Book Award, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Summer of the Death Warriors\u003c\/i\u003e, which received the Elizabeth Walden Award, \u003ci\u003eThe Memory of Light\u003c\/i\u003e, recipient of the Tomás Rivera Award, \u003ci\u003e Disappeared\u003c\/i\u003e, which received the Young Adult Award from the Texas Institute of Letters and was a Walter Dean Myers Award Honor Book and \u003ci\u003eIllegal\u003c\/i\u003e, recipient of the In the Margins Award, the Young Adult Award from the Texas Institute of Letters and the International Latino Book Award. \u003ci\u003eOn the Hook\u003c\/i\u003e published in 2021, received four starred reviews and was the recipient of the International Latino Book Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Scholastic Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50648857706770,"sku":"9780545944472","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e5252f8b-3185-4ac6-981a-52e2a68e5f13.jpg?v=1733251007","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/disappeared-9780545944472","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}