{"product_id":"ander-santi-were-here-a-novel","title":"Ander \u0026 Santi Were Here: A Novel","description":"A STONEWALL YOUNG ADULT HONOR BOOK\n\nAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe meets The Sun is Also a Star in this YA contemporary love story from Jonny Garza Villa, Ander \u0026amp; Santi Were Here, about a nonbinary Mexican American teen falling for the shy new waiter at their family’s taqueria.\n\nFinding home. Falling in love. Fighting to belong.\n\nThe Santos Vista neighborhood of San Antonio, Texas, is all Ander Martínez has ever known. The smell of pan dulce. The mixture of Spanish and English filling the streets. And, especially their job at their family's taquería. It's the place that has inspired Ander as a muralist, and, as they get ready to leave for art school, it's all of these things that give them hesitancy. That give them the thought, are they ready to leave it all behind?\n\nTo keep Ander from becoming complacent during their gap year, their family \"fires\" them so they can transition from restaurant life to focusing on their murals and prepare for college. That is, until they meet Santiago López Alvarado, the hot new waiter. Falling for each other becomes as natural as breathing. Through Santi's eyes, Ander starts to understand who they are and want to be as an artist, and Ander becomes Santi's first steps toward making Santos Vista and the United States feel like home.\n\nUntil ICE agents come for Santi, and Ander realizes how fragile that sense of home is. How love can only hold on so long when the whole world is against them. And when, eventually, the world starts to win.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1250843995\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1250843995.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Garza Villa, Jonny\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41456040804410,"sku":"DBV.1250843995.G","price":7.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1250843995-0.jpg?v=1781073226","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/ander-santi-were-here-a-novel","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}