{"product_id":"what-if-a-fish-9781534449848","title":"What If a Fish","description":"\u003cb\u003eA whimsical, \"honest and heartfelt\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e) generational story of family and identity where hats turn into leeches, ghosts blow kisses from lemon trees, and the things you find at the end of your fishing line might not be a fish at all.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHalf-Colombian Eddie Aguado has never really \u003ci\u003efelt\u003c\/i\u003e Colombian. Especially after Papa died. And since Mama keeps her memories of Papa locked up where Eddie can't get to them, he only has Papa's third-place fishing tournament medal to remember him by. He'll have to figure out how to be more Colombian on his own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs if by magic, the perfect opportunity arises. Eddie--who's never left Minnesota--is invited to spend the summer in Colombia with his older half-brother. But as his adventure unfolds, he feels more and more like a fish out of water. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFiguring out how to be a true colombiano might be more difficult than he thought.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnika Fajardo was born in Colombia and raised in Minnesota. She wrote a book about that experience, \u003ci\u003eMagical Realism for Non-Believers: A Memoir of Finding Family\u003c\/i\u003e. Anika is also the author of \u003ci\u003eWhat If a Fish\u003c\/i\u003e, which won a Minnesota Book Award and was a CCBC Choices selection, and \u003ci\u003eMeet Me Halfway\u003c\/i\u003e. A writer, editor, and teacher, she lives in the very literary city of Minneapolis.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50378996056338,"sku":"9781534449848","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1d416cb2-d370-4525-b0b1-0f25456c5f9f.jpg?v=1728654757","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/what-if-a-fish-9781534449848","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}