{"product_id":"9781480455535","title":"Someone Like Summer","description":"\u003cb\u003eA seventeen-year-old girl falls in love with a Latino immigrant in this powerhouse novel about taboo passion and interracial love\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnnabel Brown’s first glimpse of the boy fated to change her life is on a soccer field near her home in the resort town of Seaview, Long Island. His name is Esteban Santiago, and he came to town as a member of a crew hired by Annabel’s father, a widowed contractor. From the moment they see each other, Annabel and Esteban know they’re meant to be together.\u003cbr\u003eThey couldn’t be more different. Annabel is a blue-eyed blonde from a wealthy family living a life of privilege and ease. Esteban is an illegal immigrant from Colombia. With both of their families violently opposed to the relationship, they have to sneak around, leaving love notes in library books and meeting secretly on the beach late at night. As the summer—and their romance—progress, racial tensions flare, threatening to turn this peaceful Hamptons town into a powder keg.\u003cbr\u003eSet against the backdrop of the Iraq War and Hurricane Katrina, \u003ci\u003eSomeone Like Summer \u003c\/i\u003ehas undertones of a modern-day \u003ci\u003eWest Side Story\u003c\/i\u003e as it confronts issues of class, race, prejudice, and a love that transcends every stereotype.\u003cbr\u003eThis ebook features an illustrated personal history of M. E. Kerr including rare images from the author’s collection.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Open Road Media Teen \u0026 Tween","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47125587001584,"sku":"9781480455535","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781480455535_p0.jpg?v=1763619660","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781480455535","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}