EVERLASTING NORA

An uplifting young reader debut about perseverance against all odds, Marie Miranda Cruz's debut Everlasting Nora follows the story of a young girl living in the real-life shantytown inside the Philippines' Manila North Cemetery.


After a family tragedy results in the loss of both father and home, 12-year-old Nora lives with her mother in Manila's North Cemetery, which is the largest shanty town of its kind in the Philippines today.

When her mother disappears mysteriously one day, Nora is left alone.

With help from her best friend Jojo and the support of his kindhearted grandmother, Nora embarks on a journey riddled with danger in order to find her mom. Along the way she also rediscovers the compassion of the human spirit, the resilience of her community, and everlasting hope in the most unexpected places.

"Heartwarming!"--Melissa de la Cruz

"A story of friendship and unrelenting hope."--Erin Entrada Kelly

Un debut tanar cititor inaltator despre perseverenta impotriva oricarui sansa, debutul lui Marie Miranda Cruz Everlasting Nora urmeaza povestea unei tinere fete care traieste in santierul din viata reala din Cimitirul din Manila Nord din Filipine. Dupa o tragedie familiala, rezulta pierderea ambilor parinti. si acasa, Nora, in varsta de 12 ani, locuieste cu mama ei in Cimitirul de Nord din Manila, care este cel mai mare orasel de acest tip din Filipine astazi. Cand mama ei dispare misterios intr-o zi, Nora este lasata singura. prietenul lui Jojo si sprijinul bunicii sale pline de inima, Nora se angajeaza intr-o calatorie plina de pericole pentru a-si gasi mama.