{"product_id":"the-donroe-doctrine-ricardo-gomez-9798242913578","title":"The Donroe Doctrine: The Bookmark Chronicles, Vol 4","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThose who control the past control the future. Those who control the future can unmake the past.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn January 2, 2026, U.S. forces capture Venezuela's president. At a press conference two days later, the administration announces the \"Donroe Doctrine\"-American dominance in the Western Hemisphere will never be questioned again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis isn't fiction. It's happening now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeventeen-year-old Guardians Milo Parker and Zoe Williams watch their magical bookmarks burn with a weight they've never felt before. Milo's amber artifact, which lets him witness the past, pulls him toward moments of devastating intervention. Zoe's blue bookmark, which lets her \u003ci\u003ebecome\u003c\/i\u003e historical witnesses and glimpse possible futures, shows her timelines where democracy itself becomes a memory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSomething massive is happening-not just in the present, but across time itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistorical archives worldwide are being altered. Records of Guatemala 1954, Chile 1973, and Nicaragua's brutal civil war are changing in real-time, authentic accounts replaced with sanitized versions that erase American involvement. Behind the alterations: Heritage Clarity, an educational technology initiative with connections to the same forces the Guardians have fought for generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo expose the pattern, Milo and Zoe must travel deeper into history than ever before. They witness CIA coups that toppled democracies. They experience the terror of death squads trained by American advisors. They feel the hope of resistance movements crushed by foreign intervention. Through the eyes of a journalism student in 1953 Tehran, a schoolteacher in 1973 Santiago, a nurse holding Archbishop Romero as he dies-they carry back memories that archives can never erase.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach jump leaves them more traumatized, more haunted, and more determined to ensure these stories survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut preserving truth isn't enough. The architect behind Heritage Clarity is Harrison Caldwell, a third-generation foreign policy operative who sees American hegemony as humanity's salvation. His grandfather helped overthrow Guatemala. His father coordinated death squads in El Salvador. Now Harrison is erasing the evidence-not to hide shame, but because he genuinely believes the interventions were \u003ci\u003eright\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd Zoe's glimpses of possible futures reveal a terrifying truth: if the pattern isn't exposed, every nation's sovereignty becomes negotiable. Greenland. Canada. Colombia. The international order collapses into a world where only power matters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat makes this book different: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe U.S. interventions in this novel are \u003ci\u003ereal\u003c\/i\u003e. Iran 1953. Guatemala 1954. Chile 1973. Nicaragua. El Salvador. Iraq. These aren't alternate history-they're documented in declassified CIA files, congressional testimony, and international court rulings. The author consulted primary sources including the National Security Archive, the Church Committee reports, and UN Truth Commission findings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Venezuela scenario began as speculative fiction. Then, while the book was being written, it became reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Donroe Doctrine\u003c\/i\u003e is a gripping YA thriller that weaves together time travel, historical truth, and the urgent question of our age: What happens when the people who write history decide to rewrite it?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for readers who loved: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Memory Police\u003c\/i\u003e by Yoko Ogawa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eCode Name Verity\u003c\/i\u003e by Elizabeth Wein\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Living\u003c\/i\u003e by Matt de la Peña\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eInternment\u003c\/i\u003e by Samira Ahmed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Grace Year\u003c\/i\u003e by Kim Liggett\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eContent note: \u003c\/b\u003e This novel depicts historical violence including military coups, torture, and assassination. These scenes are based on documented events and are handled with care, but may be intense for some readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A searing examination of how historical memory shapes our future.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ricardo Gomez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798242913578\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/08\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d","brand":"Ricardo Gomez","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48454347555071,"sku":"9798242913578","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_eafdbdd1-67fb-42ae-b439-432e98656a1c.jpg?v=1777305675","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-donroe-doctrine-ricardo-gomez-9798242913578","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}