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

as she faces new challenges and supernatural foes in the bustling metropolis of Manila

it’s a must-have for anyone interested in Filipino culture and literature

Focused solely on Connie Escobar's unraveling—her belief in having two navels

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