{"product_id":"dragonfruit","title":"Dragonfruit","description":"*A USA TODAY Bestseller\n\n*One of NPR 2024's \"Books We Love\"\n\n*A New York Public Library Best Book of 2024\n\n*A Kirkus Best Book of 2024\n\n*A School Library Journal Best Book of 2024\n\n\"A mesmerizing, captivating Pacific Islands-inspired fantasy.\" — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)\n\n\"(D)azzles from start to finish.\" — Publishers Weekly\n\nA \"lush, captivating fantasy.\" — Booklist\n\nFrom acclaimed author Makiia Lucier, a dazzling, romantic fantasy inspired by Pacific Island mythology.\n\nIn the old tales, it is written that the egg of a seadragon, dragonfruit, holds within it the power to undo a person's greatest sorrow. An unwanted marriage, a painful illness, and unpaid debt...gone. But as with all things that promise the moon and the stars and offer hope when hope has gone, the tale comes with a warning.\n\nEvery wish demands a price.\n\nHanalei of Tamarind is the cherished daughter of an old island family. But when her father steals a seadragon egg meant for an ailing princess, she is forced into a life of exile. In the years that follow, Hanalei finds solace in studying the majestic seadragons that roam the Nominomi Sea. Until, one day, an encounter with a female dragon offers her what she desires most. A chance to return home, and to right a terrible wrong.\n\nSamahtitamahenele, Sam, is the last remaining prince of Tamarind. But he can never inherit the throne, for Tamarind is a matriarchal society. With his mother ill and his grandmother nearing the end of her reign, Sam is left with two choices: to marry, or to find a cure for the sickness that has plagued his mother for ten long years. When a childhood companion returns from exile, she brings with her something he has not felt in a very long time-hope.\n\nBut Hanalei and Sam are not the only ones searching for the dragonfruit. And as they battle enemies both near and far, there is another danger they cannot escape...that of the dragonfruit itself.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0358272106\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0358272106.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Lucier, Makiia\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":41455850848314,"sku":"DBV.0358272106.G","price":7.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0358272106-0.jpg?v=1781067959","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/dragonfruit","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}