{"title":"Camille Gomera-Tavarez","description":"Camille Gomera-Tavarez is an Afro-Dominican writer, designer, and creative from New Jersey. She has a BFA in Graphic Design \u0026amp; Creative Writing from the Maryland Institute College of Art and is currently based in Philadelphia, PA. 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Steeped in nostalgia and harsh but fierce love, this is a memorable family saga in its own right.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Booklist (starred)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e★ \u003c\/b\u003e\"Full of vivid and poetic imagery... settings worthy of drinking in, and thematic material ripe for contemplation about identity, intergenerational memory, and patriarchy and toxic masculinity, Gomera-Tavarez's soulfully crafted debut is a sensitive, intrinsically feminist work.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Publishers Weekly (starred)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A magical and unflinching look at the Dominican Diaspora.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Dominican Writers Association\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50510216626399,"sku":"9781646142743","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/aXBdHvwfE9781646142743.webp?v=1782921383"},{"product_id":"the-girl-the-ring-the-baseball-bat-hardcover","title":"The Girl, the Ring, \u0026 the Baseball Bat - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRosie: \u003c\/b\u003e Capricorn. Does great in class. Wants nothing more than to get into the prestigious Innovation Technical Institute and kiss this awful school goodbye. Her talisman: a magical jacket from her mother's past that gets people to do whatever she says. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCaro: \u003c\/b\u003e Leo. Rosie's older sister. Always been closer to their estranged father - and always butted heads more with their strict mother. A trip to Dominican Republic for her father's wedding leads her deep into family history that clears up any illusions about her parents she's ever had. Her talisman: a baseball bat that fixes whatever it breaks. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eZeke: \u003c\/b\u003e Certified Triple Pisces. Up in cold-ass Jersey City living with his aunt after his grandmother dies and his father moves to London to take care of his mother. He crushes on EVERYone - he knows he'll find happiness in love, and maybe a way out of this depression. 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