Banana Heart Summer By Merlinda Bobis [English, Softbound] Teen (13+) Finalist for the Chautauqua Prize

Finalist for the Chautauqua Prize and the Moore Prize for Human Rights Writing

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Engaging Illustrations: Levi Sabarre's captivating illustrations bring the characters and their charming world to life

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Banana Heart Summer By Merlinda Bobis [English, Softbound] Teen (13+) Finalist for the Chautauqua PrizeA lyrical coming of age story set in the heat and hunger of a small Filipino town, Banana Heart Summer is a sensuous and haunting exploration of love, memory, and food. Merlinda Bobis serves up a feast of smoky coconut chicken, sticky rice with anise, and the ache of longing that lingers like spice on the tongue. Through the eyes of a young girl named Nenita, the novel captures the delicate balance between love and anger, family and self, poverty and