Banana Heart Summer By Merlinda Bobis [English, Softbound] Teen (13+) release — limited copies available

release — limited copies available

It delves into themes and situations designed for mature readers

Engaging Illustrations: Levi Sabarre's captivating illustrations bring the characters and their charming world to life

the Mythology Class faces its most daunting challenge yet

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

Banana Heart Summer By Merlinda Bobis [English, Softbound] Teen (13+) release — limited copies availableA 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