Alebrijes: Cuentista

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Product Details
Price
$18.99  $17.66
Publisher
Levine Querido
Publish Date
Pages
416
Dimensions
5.7 X 8.3 X 1.3 inches | 1.6 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9781646142637

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About the Author
Donna Barba Higuera grew up in Central California and now lives in the Pacific Northwest. She has spent her entire life blending folklore with her experiences into stories that fill her imagination. Donna is the author of El Cucuy Is Scared, Too!; the forthcoming The Yellow Handkerchief; Lupe Wong Won't Dance, winner of a Pura Belpré Honor and a PNBA award; and The Last Cuentista, winner of the Newbery Medal and the Pura Belpré Medal.

Visit her at www.dbhiguera.com.
Reviews

[STAR] "High-stakes adventure... Beautiful, imaginative writing fills this dystopian SF novel. Though it exposes cruelty and corruption, it raises up storytelling, culture, and kindness as stronger yet... A wondrous addition to any collection." -- Booklist (starred)


[STAR] "This heartfelt adventure signals hope for humanity, even in the aftermath of darkness."-- Kirkus (starred)


[STAR] "This stellar speculative narrative explores themes of identity across circumstance, centering an adolescent without structural power working to protect family and community."-- Publishers Weekly (starred)


[STAR] "An instant classic."-- School Library Journal (starred)


[STAR] "The captivating novel Alebrijes combines humanity and technology with imaginative splendor." -- Foreword (starred)
"With its social and environmental commentary, this fast-paced and imaginative novel tackles issues of deception and control and leaves one with a sense of wonder that a single flap of a wing or a solitary voice can bring about unimaginable change." -- Horn Book
[STAR] "Alebrijes is breathtaking... A ferociously epic and beautiful middle-grade dystopian novel." -- Shelf Awareness (starred)
[STAR] "Higuera brilliantly balances the heaviness of a dystopian future of a ruined Earth with her own blend of science fiction and Mexican folkloric elements once Leandro leaves his human body... Leandro and his unflinching dedication to an uplifting view of humanity that will spark engagement from the first page and linger in the minds of readers well after they finish the novel." -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred)
"Engrossing." -- The Guardian