{"product_id":"9781631580529","title":"Teresa of the New World","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eAn Obsession with Butterflies\u003c\/i\u003e comes a magical story of America in the time of the conquistadors.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1528, the real-life conquistador Cabeza de Vaca shipwrecked in the New World where he lived for eight years as a slave, trader, and shaman. In this lyrical weaving of history and myth, the adventurer takes his young daughter Teresa from her home in Texas to walk westward into the setting sun, their travels accompanied by miracles--visions and prophecies. But when Teresa reaches the outposts of New Spain, life is not what her father had promised.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs a kitchen servant in the household of a Spanish official, Teresa grows up estranged from the magic she knew as a child, when she could speak to the earth and listen to animals. When a new epidemic of measles devastates the area, the sixteen-year-old sets off on her own journey, befriending a Mayan were-jaguar who cannot control his shape-shifting and a warhorse abandoned by his Spanish owner. Now Teresa moves through a land stalked by Plague: smallpox as well as measles, typhus, and scarlet fever. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSoon it becomes clear that Teresa and her friends are being manipulated and driven by forces they do not understand. To save herself and others, Teresa will find herself listening again to the earth, sinking underground, swimming through limestone and fossil, opening to the power of root and stone. As she searches for her place in the New World, she will travel farther and deeper than she had ever imagined.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRich in historical detail and scope, \u003ci\u003eTeresa of the New World\u003c\/i\u003e takes you into the dreamscape of the sixteenth-century American Southwest.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSky Pony Press, with our Good Books, Racehorse and Arcade imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of books for young readers—picture books for small children, chapter books, books for middle grade readers, and novels for young adults.  Our list includes bestsellers for children who love to play Minecraft; stories told with LEGO bricks;  books that teach lessons about tolerance, patience, and the environment, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.","brand":"Yucca","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47174299255024,"sku":"9781631580529","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781631580529_p0.jpg?v=1763672683","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781631580529","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}