{"product_id":"second-generation-blues-a-graphic-novel-9780063222342","title":"Second Generation Blues: A Graphic Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlmost American Girl\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eBrownstone\u003c\/i\u003e in \u003ci\u003eSecond Generation Blues\u003c\/i\u003e, a poignant coming-of-age young adult graphic novel about a Cuban American teen as he struggles to choose between being the son his parents need him to be and living the life he wants.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLuis Menendez wants to be free from his immigrant Cuban-American parents' expectations. Instead, he's spending the summer delivering food for his family's faltering restaurant, sweating under the hot sun and the crushing weight of a future he didn't choose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt least there's Yara. Confident, assertive, and basically Luis's dream girl, she might be the only person who understands him. If only he had any free time to spend with her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmid the chaos, Luis starts carving out his own path. But when trying to be the son his parents need clashes with the life he wants, he's forced to face the question he's most afraid of answering: Is family loyalty worth sacrificing his own happiness?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Julio Anta\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harperalley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/29\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.6lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.20w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063222342","brand":"Harperalley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48405986574473,"sku":"9780063222342","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_106c3bc3-1c41-49cf-a32a-723ebc5cc1c1.jpg?v=1790060375","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/second-generation-blues-a-graphic-novel-9780063222342","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}