{"product_id":"the-ocean-would-paint-me-blue-zoulfa-katouh-9780316351942","title":"[PRE-ORDER] - The Ocean Would Paint Me Blue (US Hardcover Edition) (Expected 11\/06\/2026)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the celebrated author of \u003cem\u003eAs Long as the Lemon Trees Grow\u003c\/em\u003e comes a poignant novel about a Syrian American girl who uses a magical sketchbook to turn her grief into art, painting miraculous murals of her mother’s life in Syria.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeventeen-year-old Jihad Dabbagh has always seen life with a heightened sense for colors, one of many magical blessings the women in her family possess. But Jihad's gift changes depending on her mood. When depression sets in, the world is a colorless oasis, and in the wake of her mother's sudden death, the world has become a permanent shade of grey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBroken by tragedy, Jihad's family doesn't believe her color loss. Her father sends her to the elite Braxton Academy to finish her senior year. There, Jihad's name and hijab put a target on her back. Her haven comes in the form of an old sketchbook carved from a tree in her hometown in Syria—a country she only knew through her mother's stories. Jihad hasn't picked up a brush in over a year, but finds herself channeling the colors of her hurt, pain, and grief as she paints the story of her mother's journey in Syria.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen graffiti of that same mural starts magically popping up all over New York, her art goes viral and the world takes notice, the threat of legal consequences is imminent. To reclaim her voice, Jihad will have to paint a new future for herself and Braxton, guided by the resilience of her mother's story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eZoulfa Katouh is the award-winning and bestselling author of the novel \u003cem\u003eAs Long as the Lemon Trees Grow\u003c\/em\u003e, which has been translated into over 25 languages and was a Governor General’s Award finalist and a Yoto Carnegie Medal nominee. Zoulfa holds a degree in pharmacy and a master’s in Drug Sciences. She resides in Switzerland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown BFYR","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47698726846621,"sku":"9780316351942","price":99.95,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0511\/7575\/1837\/files\/9780316351942.jpg?v=1772679816","url":"https:\/\/mphonline.com\/products\/the-ocean-would-paint-me-blue-zoulfa-katouh-9780316351942","provider":"MPHOnline.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}