{"title":"Romina Garber","description":"ROMINA GARBER (pen name Romina Russell) is a New York Times and international bestselling author. Originally from Argentina, she landed her first writing gig as a teen--a weekly column for the Miami Herald that was later nationally syndicated--and she hasn't stopped writing since. Her books include Lobizona and the Zodiac quartet. Romina is a graduate of Harvard College and a Virgo to the core.","products":[{"product_id":"lobizona-paperback","title":"Lobizona - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eGarber's gorgeous novel combines the wonder of a Hogwarts-style magic school with the Twilight-esque dynamics of a hidden magical species that has strict rules about interacting with the human world.\" - BOOKLIST (Starred Review) \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSome people ARE illegal. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLobizonas do NOT exist. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBoth of these statements are false. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eManuela Azul has been crammed into an existence that feels too small for her. As an undocumented immigrant who's on the run from her father's Argentine crime-family, Manu is confined to a small apartment and a small life in Miami, Florida. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUntil Manu's protective bubble is shattered. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHer surrogate grandmother is attacked, lifelong lies are exposed, and her mother is arrested by ICE. Without a home, without answers, and finally without shackles, Manu investigates the only clue she has about her past--a mysterious \"Z\" emblem--which leads her to a secret world buried within our own. A world connected to her dead father and his criminal past. A world straight out of Argentine folklore, where the seventh consecutive daughter is born a bruja and the seventh consecutive son is a lobizón, a werewolf. A world where her unusual eyes allow her to belong. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Manu uncovers her own story and traces her real heritage all the way back to a cursed city in Argentina, she learns it's not just her U.S. residency that's illegal. . . .it's her entire existence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"With vivid characters that take on a life of their own, beautiful details that peel back the curtain on Romina's Argentinian heritage, and cutting prose Romina Garber crafts a timely tale of identity and adventure.\"-Tomi Adeyemi \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eChildren of Blood and Bone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50485981249759,"sku":"9781250239136","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/V3B5M0FHZXlCWnNMejZTNWlhdlFXQT09.webp?v=1782377616"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/romina-garber.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}