{"product_id":"islandborn-by-junot-diaz-9781786075512","title":"Islandborn","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA powerful tale about the magic of memory and the infinite power of the imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEvery kid in Lola's school was from somewhere else. Hers was a school of faraway places. When Lola's teacher asks the students to draw a picture of where their families immigrated from, all the kids are excited. Except Lola. She can't remember the Island – she left when she was just a baby.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut with the help of her family and friends, and their memories – joyous, fantastical, heartbreaking, and frightening – Lola's imagination takes her on an extraordinary journey back to The Island. As she draws closer to the heart of her family's story, Lola comes to understand the truth of her abuela's words: \u003cem\u003e'just because you don't remember a place doesn't mean it's not in you.'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGloriously illustrated and lyrically written, \u003cem\u003eIslandborn\u003c\/em\u003e is a celebration of creativity, diversity, and our imagination's boundless ability to connect us – to our families, to our past, and to ourselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46995574620396,"sku":"9781786075512","price":16.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/25369953482823.jpg?v=1763115904","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/islandborn-by-junot-diaz-9781786075512","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}