Breathe and Count Back from Ten

By Natalia Sylvester, Read by Frankie Corzo

Price: $27.99

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Breathe and Count Back from Ten

By Natalia Sylvester, Read by Frankie Corzo

Price: $27.99

About the Book

In this gorgeously written and authentic novel, Verónica, a Peruvian-American teen with hip dysplasia, auditions to become a mermaid at a Central Florida theme park in the summer before her senior year, all while figuring out her first real boyfriend and how to feel safe in her own body.

Verónica has had many surgeries to manage her disability. The best form of rehabilitation is swimming, so she spends hours in the pool, but not just to strengthen her body.

Her Florida town is home to Mermaid Cove, a kitschy underwater attraction where professional mermaids perform in giant tanks . . . and Verónica wants to audition. But her conservative Peruvian parents would never go for it. And they definitely would never let her be with Alex, her cute new neighbor.

She decides it’s time to seize control of her life, but her plans come crashing down when she learns her parents have been hiding the truth from her—the truth about her own body.

Product Details

ISBN: 9780358669319
Imprint: Clarion Books
On Sale: May 10, 2022
List price: $27.99
No of pages: 352
Trim Size: 9.110 in (w) x 13.110 in (h) x 8.110 in (d)
BISAC 1: YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance *
BISAC 2: YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Disability
BISAC 3: YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Hispanic & Latino
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Natalia Sylvester

Biography

Natalia Sylvester is the author Running, her YA debut, as well as two novels for adults, Everyone Knows You Go Home, which won an International Latino Book Award, and Chasing the Sun. Born in Lima, Peru, she grew up in Miami, Central Florida, and South Texas, and received a BFA from the University of Miami. She currently lives in Austin, Texas. Look for her at nataliasylvester.com and follow her on Twitter @NataliaSylv.

 

Frankie Corzo

Reviews

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About the Book

In this gorgeously written and authentic novel, Verónica, a Peruvian-American teen with hip dysplasia, auditions to become a mermaid at a Central Florida theme park in the summer before her senior year, all while figuring out her first real boyfriend and how to feel safe in her own body.

Verónica has had many surgeries to manage her disability. The best form of rehabilitation is swimming, so she spends hours in the pool, but not just to strengthen her body.

Her Florida town is home to Mermaid Cove, a kitschy underwater attraction where professional mermaids perform in giant tanks . . . and Verónica wants to audition. But her conservative Peruvian parents would never go for it. And they definitely would never let her be with Alex, her cute new neighbor.

She decides it’s time to seize control of her life, but her plans come crashing down when she learns her parents have been hiding the truth from her—the truth about her own body.

Product Details

ISBN: 9780358669319
Imprint: Clarion Books
On Sale: May 10, 2022
List price: $27.99
No of pages: 352
Trim Size: 9.110 in (w) x 13.110 in (h) x 8.110 in (d)
BISAC 1: YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance *
BISAC 2: YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Disability
BISAC 3: YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Hispanic & Latino
BISAC 4:
BISAC 5:
BISAC 6:

Natalia Sylvester

Biography

Natalia Sylvester is the author Running, her YA debut, as well as two novels for adults, Everyone Knows You Go Home, which won an International Latino Book Award, and Chasing the Sun. Born in Lima, Peru, she grew up in Miami, Central Florida, and South Texas, and received a BFA from the University of Miami. She currently lives in Austin, Texas. Look for her at nataliasylvester.com and follow her on Twitter @NataliaSylv.

 

Frankie Corzo

Reviews

No reviews available.

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