{"product_id":"caminar-9780763690946","title":"Caminar","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Skila Brown\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Candlewick Press (MA)\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Historical - Military \u0026amp; Wars\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSet in 1981 Guatemala, a lyrical debut novel tells the powerful tale of a boy who must decide what it means to be a man during a time of war. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCarlos knows that when the soldiers arrive with warnings about the Communist rebels, it is time to be a man and defend the village, keep everyone safe. But Mama tells him not yet -- he's still her quiet moonfaced boy. The soldiers laugh at the villagers, and before they move on, a neighbor is found dangling from a tree, a sign on his neck: \u003ci\u003eCommunist\u003c\/i\u003e. Mama tells Carlos to run and hide, then try to find her. . . . Numb and alone, he must join a band of guerillas as they trek to the top of the mountain where Carlos's \u003ci\u003eabuela \u003c\/i\u003elives. Will he be in time, and brave enough, to warn them about the soldiers? What will he do then? A novel in verse inspired by actual events during Guatemala's civil war, \u003ci\u003eCaminar \u003c\/i\u003eis the moving story of a boy who loses nearly everything before discovering who he really is.","brand":"Candlewick Press (MA)","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45082749632663,"sku":"9780763690946","price":490.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780763690946.webp?v=1767635088","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/caminar-9780763690946","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}