{"product_id":"solis-9780593530818","title":"Solis","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the authors of \u003ci\u003eSanctuary\u003c\/i\u003e comes a haunting near-future companion tale about undocumented immigrants subjected to deadly experiments in a government labor camp and the four courageous rebels who set into place a daring plan to liberate them.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe year is 2033, and in this near-future America where undocumented people are forced into labor camps, life is bleak. Especially so for seventeen-year-old Rania, a Lebanese teenager from Chicago. When she and her mother were rounded up by the Deportation Force, they were given the brutal job of digging in the labor camp's mine in search of the destructive and toxic--but potentially world-changing--mineral aqualinium. With this mineral, the corrupt and xenophobic government of the New American Republic could actually control the weather--ending devastating droughts sweeping the planet due to climate change. If the government succeeds, other countries would be at their mercy. Solidifying this power comes at the expense of the undocumented immigrants forced to endure horrendous conditions to mine the mineral or used in cruel experiments to test it, leaving their bodies wracked in extreme pain to the point of death. As the experiments ramp up, things only get worse. Rania and her fellow prisoners decide to start a revolution; if they don't, they know they will die. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold by four narrators--Rania, Jess (a former teenage Deportation Force officer), Vali, and Vali's mother, Liliana--\u003ci\u003eSolis\u003c\/i\u003e is about the courage and sacrifice it takes to stand and fight for freedom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaola Mendoza \u003c\/b\u003eis an author, film director, activist, and artist working at the leading edge of human rights. A co-founder of the Women's March, she served as its artistic director. Her writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGlamour\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eInStyle\u003c\/i\u003e. Paola is a co-founder of The Resistance Revival Chorus, The Soze Agency and The Meteor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbby Sher\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning writer and performer. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eMiss You Love You Hate You Bye\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAll the Ways the World Can End\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBreaking Free\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAmen, Amen, Amen: Memoir of a Girl Who Couldn't Stop Praying\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eKissing Snowflakes\u003c\/i\u003e. Abby has written and performed for the Second City, Upright Citizens Brigade, HBO, and NPR.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Nancy Paulsen Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50874598424850,"sku":"9780593530818","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6888301f-efd9-4ef8-8b79-d9e755404089.jpg?v=1755852304","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/solis-9780593530818","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}