{"product_id":"the-lost-island-of-tamarind-nadia-aguiar-9781250103918","title":"The Lost Island of Tamarind","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt is not down on any map; true places never are.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMaya Nelson isn't your typical thirteen-year-old. She's spent her whole life living on the sea with her marine biologist parents, her younger brother, Simon, and baby sister, Penny. Maya used to love living on a sailboat, but lately, everything feels terribly claustrophobic. Maya longs to go to school on land. To make friends. To lead a normal life. But when a violent storm hits and Maya's parents are washed overboard, life becomes anything but normal. The children manage to steer the boat toward a mysterious island, to a place that doesn't exist on a map. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWelcome to Tamarind, where fish can fly, pirates patrol the waters, jaguars lurk, the islanders are at war, and an evil, child-stealing enchantress rules the jungle. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMaya never imagined she'd have to face so many dangers. But then, who could have imagined a place like Tamarind? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn her stunning first middle grade novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Island of Tamarind\u003c\/i\u003e, Nadia Aguiar tells a heart-pounding adventure story about a haunting, fantastical island cut off from the outside world. The adventure continues in book two, \u003ci\u003eSecrets of Tamarind\u003c\/i\u003e, and book three, \u003ci\u003eThe Great Wave of Tamarind\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The book's magic . . . lies in Aguiar's precise, often \u003cb\u003elyrical descriptions\u003c\/b\u003e.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Aguiar's exciting debut novel is \u003cb\u003ea cross between \u003ci\u003ePeter Pan\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLost\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Spunky kids, perilous pursuits and marine mystery make for \u003cb\u003ea smashing good read\u003c\/b\u003e.\" --\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Each detail of this fantasy is crafted with care; \u003cb\u003ereaders will be drawn into this dangerous, magical world where anything is possible\u003c\/b\u003e.\" --\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nadia Aguiar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250103916\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250103918\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Square Fish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/28\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.50h x 5.20w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 19\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e126283 \/ Lost Island of Tamarind\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Nadia Aguiar","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43994961346815,"sku":"9781250103918","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bf50d938-672c-4998-9db0-c26acc18f54e.jpg?v=1683333205","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-lost-island-of-tamarind-nadia-aguiar-9781250103918","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}