Overview
Fans of Adib Khorram and Randy Ribay will love this coming-of-age debut about a Filipina American teen drowning under pressure and learning to trust her heart.Ā
Corazon Tagubio is an outcast at the Catholic school she attends on scholarship. Her crush on her teacher, Ms. Holden, doesnāt help. At home, Cory worries that less-than-perfect grades arenāt good enough for her parents, who already work overtime to support her distant half-brother in the Philippines.
After an accident leaves her dad comatose, Cory feels like Ms. Holden is the only person who really understands her. But when a crush turns into something more and the secret gets out, Cory is sent to her relatives in Manila. Sheās not prepared to face strangers in an unfamiliar place, but she discovers how the country that shaped her past might also redefine her future.
This novel takes readers on a journey across the world as Cory comes to understand her family, her relationships, and ultimately, herself.
āMy Heart UnderwaterĀ is a lovely, magnificent wonder of a novel that will leave you withĀ the rarest of tender heartaches: life-affirming, life-inspiring, life-loving; a heartache of joy and becoming. You wonāt walk freely, or willingly, from these pages.ā āNew York TimesĀ bestselling author Marjorie Liu
* A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2020 * A 2022 ALA Rainbow Booklist Selection *
This book title, My Heart Underwater, ISBN: 9780062972293, by Laurel Flores Fantauzzo, published by HarperCollins (November 21, 2023) is available in paperback. 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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