{"product_id":"the-color-that-carried-me-9798295643118","title":"The Color That Carried Me","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Marbel Gastell\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Marbel Gastell Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Marbel Gastell Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Family - General (see also headings under Social Themes)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne red suitcase. Ten new words a day. A thousand miles from the only home she's ever known.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNine-year-old Maribel Acosta Reyes just arrived in Miami with nothing but her mother, her courage, and a bright red suitcase packed with memories of Havana. In Cuba, life was loud, musical, and filled with the warmth of a big family. But in Florida, everything feels different. The air conditioning is too cold, the streets are too fast, and the English language feels like a giant, invisible wall standing between Maribel and her new life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStarting over is scarier than Maribel ever imagined. At school, she struggles to find her voice, and at home, she watches her mother-a brilliant engineer-work tireless hours in a new trade just to keep them afloat. But with the help of a kind new friend named Lily and a special red dictionary, Maribel begins to realize that she doesn't have to stay hidden.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the messy joy of a chocolate birthday cake to the quiet bravery of learning a new language, Maribel discovers that \"home\" isn't just a place you leave behind-it's something you build with your own two hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoin Maribel on a heartfelt journey through the challenges and triumphs of the immigrant experience. It is a story of sacrifice, the bond between mother and daughter, and the ultimate hope waiting behind the bold Red Door.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Marbel Gastell Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47592822964375,"sku":"9798295643118","price":1278.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798295643118.webp?v=1774979454","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-color-that-carried-me-9798295643118","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}