Overview
Have you ever encountered a book that KOād you, Iron Mike Tyson style? One that hit you square in the face and heart like some abracadabra casting a hex from an unknown planet?
For sixteen-year-old poet and b-baller Marcos Cadena, that book is the beat-up copy of One Hundred Years of Solitude he finds among his late fatherās possessions after Papi is killed in an accident.
Marcosā papi has always loomed large in his eyes. So, when Marcos travels to his parentsā childhood home of Cartagena, Colombia to spread Papiās ashes, he brings his fatherās book with him, convinced that Gabriel GarcĆa MĆ”rquezās masterpiece holds the key to understanding Papiās life and accepting his death.
In Cartagena, Marcos befriends eighteen-year-old Camilo, a taxi driver and fellow GarcĆa MĆ”rquez fan who appoints himself Marcosā unofficial tour guide. Together, the two boys explore the landscape of Cartagena, from the picturesque streets of Old Town to the poor neighborhood where Camilo grew up. But when Camilo reveals a troubling secret from his past, Marcos must ask himself whether everyone deserves a second chance.
Woven through with themes of friendship, family, and forgiveness, this poignant novel in verse is also a love letter to Colombia and to the books of Gabriel GarcĆa MĆ”rquez.
This book title, A Second Chance on Earth, ISBN: 9780823457113, by Juan Vidal, published by Holiday House (September 3, 2024) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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