{"product_id":"echoes-of-grace","title":"Echoes of Grace","description":"\u003cp\u003ehardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this triumphant new novel, Pura Belpré Award-winning author Guadalupe García McCall explores sisterhood, family secrets, intergenerational trauma, life, and love in a modern Gothic setting with a magical realist twist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this triumphant new novel, Pura Belpré Award-winning author Guadalupe García McCall explores sisterhood, family secrets, intergenerational trauma, life, and love in a modern Gothic setting with a magical realist twist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Eagle Pass, Texas, Grace struggles to understand the \"echoes\" she inherited from her mother--visions which often distort her reality. One morning, as her sister, Mercy, rushes off to work, a disturbing echo takes hold of Grace, and within moments, tragedy strikes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAttending community college for the first time, talking to the boy next door, and working toward her goals all help Grace recover, but her estrangement from Mercy takes a deep toll. And as Grace's echoes bring ghosts and premonitions, they also bring memories of when Grace fled to Mexico to the house of her maternal grandmother--a woman who Grace had been told died long ago. Will piecing together the truth heal Grace and her sister, or will the echoes destroy everything that she holds dear?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eG\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003euadalupe García McCall\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is the best-selling author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSummer of the Mariposas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e and won the Pura Belpré Award for her first novel, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUnder the Mesquite\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. She was born in Mexico and moved to Texas as a young girl, keeping close ties with family on both sides of the border. she is a full-time author and abuelita and lives with her husband in South Texas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003ePraise\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* \"A nouveau gothic tale with roots as deep as mesquite and a heart as wide as the Texas sky.\" --\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"McCall weaves Mexican American and border town culture and lore into a realistic, raw, poignant portrayal of family tragedy, trauma, grief, and the healing power of facing the truth with a loved one at your side.\" --\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Riveting.\" --\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Many readers will recognize the social rhetoric that holds women and girls responsible for the violations enacted on them by others.\" --\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Stories Like Me","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42507573461146,"sku":"","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0039\/1787\/3270\/files\/echos.jpg?v=1773693295","url":"https:\/\/storieslikeme.com\/products\/echoes-of-grace","provider":"Stories Like Me","version":"1.0","type":"link"}