Aniana del Mar Jumps In by Jasminne Mendez (English) Hardcover Book

Description: Aniana del Mar Jumps In by Jasminne Mendez Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description Pura Belpre Author Honor Award** Four starred reviews!**A powerful and expertly told novel in verse about a twelve-year-old Dominican American swimmer who is diagnosed with Juvenile Arthritis by an award-winning poet.Pura Belpre Author Honor Award** Four starred reviews!**A powerful and expertly told novel in verse about a twelve-year-old Dominican American swimmer who is diagnosed with Juvenile Arthritis by an award-winning poet.Aniana del Mar belongs in the water like a dolphin belongs to the sea. But she and Papi keep her swim practices and meets hidden from Mami, who has never recovered from losing someone she loves to the water years ago. That is, until the day Anis stiffness and swollen joints mean she can no longer get out of bed, and Ani is forced to reveal just how important swimming is to her. Mami forbids her from returning to the water but Ani and her doctor believe that swimming along with medication will help Ani manage her disease. What follows is the journey of a girl who must grieve who she once was in order to rise like the tide and become the young woman she is meant to be. Aniana Del Mar Jumps In is a poignant story about chronic illness and disability, the secrets between mothers and daughters, the harm we do to the ones we love the most-and all the triumphs, big and small, that keep us afloat."Beautiful in its honesty and vulnerability, this is a powerful story about dreams and bodily agency that sings from the heart."-Natalia Sylvester, award-winning author of Breathe and Count Back From Ten Author Biography Jasminne Mendez is a best-selling Dominican-American poet, educator, translator, playwright and award winning author of several books for children and adults. She has had poetry and essays published in numerous journals and anthologies and she is the author of two multi-genre collections including Island of Dreams (Floricanto Press, 2013) which won an International Latino Book Award. Her debut poetry collection City Without Altar was a finalist for the Noemi Press poetry prize and was released in August 2022(Noemi Press) and her debut picture book Josefinas Habichuelas (Arte Publico Press, 2021) was the Writers League of Texas Childrens Book Discovery Prize Winner. She has translated the work of NYT Best Selling authors Amanda Gorman, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Rene Watson and Calribel Ortega. She is an MFA graduate of the creative writing program at the Rainier Writing Workshop at Pacific Lutheran University and a University of Houston alumni. She is the Program Director for the literary arts non-profit Tintero Projects and she lives and works in Houston, TX. Details ISBN 0593531817 ISBN-13 9780593531815 Title Aniana del Mar Jumps In Author Jasminne Mendez Format Hardcover Year 2023 Pages 384 Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc GE_Item_ID:142001189; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

Price: 21.31 USD

Location: Fairfield, Ohio

End Time: 2025-01-21T04:14:42.000Z

Shipping Cost: 0 USD

Product Images

Item Specifics

Restocking Fee: No

Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer

All returns accepted: Returns Accepted

Item must be returned within: 30 Days

Refund will be given as: Money Back

ISBN-13: 9780593531815

Type: Does not apply

Book Title: Aniana Del Mar Jumps in

Number of Pages: 384 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group

Publication Year: 2023

Item Height: 1.2 in

Topic: People & Places / United States / Hispanic & Latino, Health & Daily Living / Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries, Sports & Recreation / Water Sports

Genre: Juvenile Fiction

Item Weight: 17 Oz

Author: Jasminne Mendez

Item Length: 8.5 in

Item Width: 5.9 in

Format: Hardcover