{"product_id":"the-color-of-my-words-9780064472043","title":"The Color of My Words","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAm ricas Award Winner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"An achingly beautiful story.\"--\u003cem\u003eKirkus \u003c\/em\u003e(starred review) \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Eloquent.\"--\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e (starred review) \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Lovely and lyrical.\"--\u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis powerful and resonant Am ricas Award-winning novel tells the story of a young girl's struggle to find her place in the world and to become a writer in a country where words are feared.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeamlessly interweaving both poetry and prose, Lynn Joseph's acclaimed debut is a lush and lyrical journey into a landscape and culture of the Dominican Republic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Color of My Words\u003c\/em\u003e explores the pain and poetry of discovering what it means to be part of a family, what it takes to find your voice and the means for it to be heard, and how it feels to write it all down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoseph, Lynn:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eLynn Joseph was born in Trinidad and is the author of many picture books for children about her island home, including \u003cem\u003eA Wave in Her Pocket\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAn Island Christmas\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Mermaid's Twin Sister\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eJump Up Time: A Trinidad Carnival Story\u003c\/em\u003e. This is her second novel about the Dominican Republic, following her acclaimed book \u003cem\u003eThe Color of My Words\u003c\/em\u003e, winner of the Américas Award. She has two sons, Jared and Brandt, and resides in New York and Bermuda.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50603084579090,"sku":"9780064472043","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_52496944-d738-4fd3-a709-c1921c81f90b.jpg?v=1732244824","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-color-of-my-words-9780064472043","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}